Poverty and Food Security in Afghanistan : Analysis Based on the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of 2007/08

Afghanistan faces a severe problem of poor nutrition and food insecurity. Chronic malnutrition among Afghan children is one of the highest in the world. This report investigates the status of food insecurity in Afghanistan with a focus on mapping p...

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Main Authors:	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Economy, World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AID DISBURSEMENTS BENEFICIARY GROUPS BREAD CALORIC INTAKE CALORIE DEFICIENCY CALORIE INTAKE CALORIES PER DAY CENTRAL REGION CEREAL PRODUCTION CEREALS CHILD HEALTH CHILD NUTRITION CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CLIMATE CHANGE CONDIMENTS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COOKING COPING MECHANISMS CROP AREA CROP PRODUCTION DAILY INTAKE DAIRY DIETARY DIVERSITY DIRECT TRANSFERS DRINKING WATER FARM ACTIVITIES FARMING REGIONS FARMING SYSTEMS FEED FEEDING FOOD ACCESS FOOD AID FOOD AID CONVENTION FOOD ASSISTANCE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD COMPOSITION FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD CRISIS FOOD DELIVERY FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD FOR EDUCATION FOOD FOR WORK FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD INTAKE FOOD NEEDS FOOD POLICY FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD PREFERENCES FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD RATIONS FOOD RELIEF FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURITY INDICATORS FOOD SECURITY STATUS FOOD SUPPLY FRUIT FRUITS GRAINS HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD FOOD HOUSEHOLD FOOD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IODINE IRON IRON DEFICIENCY IRRIGATION LAMB LANDLESS FAMILIES LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LIVING STANDARDS MAIZE MARKETING INFORMATION MATERNAL NUTRITION MEAL MEAT MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION MICRONUTRIENTS MILK MILLS MINERALS MOUNTAINOUS AREAS MOUNTAINOUS REGION MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS NATURAL DISASTERS NUTRIENT NUTRIENT ABSORPTION NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY NUTRIENT INTAKE NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITION COMPONENTS NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIOUS FOOD NUTS OPIUM OPIUM CULTIVATION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR FAMILIES POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR NUTRITION POORER HOUSEHOLDS POORER REGIONS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PROTEIN PROTEIN DEFICIENCY PULSES QUALITY OF DIET REGIONAL DIMENSIONS RELIEF FOOD RELIEF FOOD AID RICE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOL MEALS SCHOOLING SHEEP SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPICES STAPLE FOODS SUBSISTENCE SUGAR URBAN REGIONS VEGETABLES VITAMIN VITAMINS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT VULNERABLE GROUPS WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHEAT MARKETS WHEAT PRODUCTION WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/819851467989985754/Poverty-and-food-security-in-Afghanistan-analysis-based-on-the-national-risk-and-vulnerability-assessment-of-2007-08 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27099

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Summary:	Afghanistan faces a severe problem of poor nutrition and food insecurity. Chronic malnutrition among Afghan children is one of the highest in the world. This report investigates the status of food insecurity in Afghanistan with a focus on mapping provincial differences and an emphasis on understanding the impact of rising food prices on key measures of food security. It synthesizes findings from analysis of rising food prices and their impact on different measures of food access and utilization (such as calorie intake, protein consumption and the quality of diet) in Afghanistan. The findings are based on the analysis of data from the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) 2007/08, a sample of over 20,000 households from all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. This analytical work is an integral part of the on-going collaboration between the Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank in the domain of poverty and vulnerability assessment. It aims to further the understanding of household wellbeing and vulnerability from the standpoint of food security and complements the earlier work presented in 'poverty status in Afghanistan. Finally, given that poor nutrition and food insecurity affect a sizeable proportion of the Afghan population year-round but more so during bad times, there is genuine need for a scaled-up and well-targeted safety nets program in Afghanistan.

Poverty and Food Security in Afghanistan : Analysis Based on the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of 2007/08

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