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Book (stand-alone)Improving Policy Response to the Differentiated Impacts of High and Volatile Food Prices on Rural Women 2012
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No results found.In a high and volatile food price setting, two aspects determine rural women’s ability to absorb and respond to shocks: the inequalities that create a gender gap in rural development and women’s traditional roles in society. This chapter points to these two aspects that in general terms reduce women’s ability to cope with food price volatility. Rural women, traditionally responsible for providing food and health in the household, face major constraints in fulfilling their roles, render ing them more vulnerable to food price spikes. Major recommendations include building on rural women’s resiliency and mitigating negative coping strategies by reducing gender inequalities in rural development and by providing safety-nets that are appropriately designed to address rural women’s needs and limitations. Gender gaps in rural development refer to those in access to resources; better paying jobs; infrastructure, public services, agricultural extension and technologies, and le vels of participation in farmers organizations and other public institutions. Better design in safety-nets and other social protection programs refer to including mechanisms that are culturally sensitive, reduce women’s time burden, and provide the necessary transportation, child care facilities, and other services and mechanisms that ensure their participation. Gender-transformative approaches in the implementation of policies and programs, including capacity development on gender rol es for the household as a whole, are essential for ending discrimination against women which constraint their economic and social empowerment. Additional areas of research include gender-differentiated impacts of high food prices and volatility, both at the individual and household levels, and the effectiveness of safety-nets and other social protection programs designed to address rural women-specific needs. -
Book (stand-alone)Policy responses to high food prices in Latin America and the Caribbean: Country case studies 2014
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No results found.This publication presents evidence with regard to the effectiveness of policies and programmes introduced in response to rising food prices in eight selected Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. The case studies provide insights into the economic and policy environment at the time of the first price spike of 2007–08, analyse the measures that were introduced in response and discuss the evidence on the effects on the fo od security situation. As such they provide lessons learned in terms of the effectiveness of the different measures in achieving the intended food security goals, including the challenges encountered in their implementation. This evidence thereby contributes to the debate on appropriate policy responses to future price shocks, considering the complexity of determining short-term and long-term effects on producers, consumers and the fiscal accounts.
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