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Book (stand-alone)Initiative on Soaring Food Prices. Country Responses to the Food Security Crisis: Nature and Preliminary Implications of the Policies Pursued 2009
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No results found.The report intends to examine the short-term measures adopted by some 81 countries and is intended for policy makers and analysts. Prices of staple foods, such as rice and vegetable oil, have doubled between January and May 2008. High food prices together with record petroleum and fertilizer prices have spurred inflation. Poorer households with a larger share of food in their total expenditures are suffering the most from high food prices, due to the erosion of purchasing power, which has a negative impact on food security, nutrition and access to school and health services. Higher prices also result in pressure on public expenditures which undermines funding of programmes aiming at alleviating poverty or meeting MDG targets. A series of immediate short-term policy measures have been implemented by countries in response to respond to rising food prices. These responses can be categorized in three groups: - Trade-related measures; - Consumers-related measures; and, - Producers-related measures. -
Book (stand-alone)Women's resilience to food price volatility: A policy response 2014
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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 and the household. This discussion paper 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, rendering 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, as well as gaps in the levels of participation in farmers’ organizations and other public institutions. Better design in safety nets and other social protection programmes involves including mechanisms that are culturally sensitive, that reduce women’s time burden, and that provide the necessary transportation, child-care facilities, and other services and mechanisms to ensure their participation. Gender-transformative approaches in the implementation of p olicies and programmes, including capacity development on gender roles for the household as a whole, are essential for ending discrimination against women, which hinders 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 programmes designed to address rural women’s specific needs. -
DocumentNational Policy Responses to High Food Prices
Policy Brief: Economic and Social Perspectives
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No results found.The prices of many staple food commodities have increased substantially over the past year. As a result, many developing countries are facing larger food import bills. The purpose of this policy brief is to highlight a number of issues that countries ought to be aware of when designing national policy responses aimed at the market - and at micro-level.
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