Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective

This paper reviews the prospects for long-term food security in Asia, where a significant number of malnourished individuals still live after decades of mixed progress. Evidence shows that poverty reduction on its own will not do the job of eradica...

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Main Author:	Cuesta, Jose
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY CALORIC INTAKE CALORIES PER PERSON CASSAVA CHILD MALNUTRITION CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE CONSUMPTION POVERTY COOKING CORN COST OF FOOD CREDIT PROGRAM CROP YIELD DAIRY DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND FOR MEAT DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY DISEASES DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTREME POVERTY FACT SHEET FAMINE FARMERS FEEDING FOOD DEMAND FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FRUIT GENETIC ENGINEERING GLOBAL POPULATION GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS HEALTH CARE HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUNGER HYGIENE IFPRI INCOME GROWTH INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LARGE CITIES LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAIZE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN MEAT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL LEVELS NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION TRENDS NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL STATUS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POLICY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASES POPULOUS COUNTRIES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRESS REDUCTION IN POVERTY REDUCTION OF POVERTY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL TRENDS RESPECT RICE ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SIZEABLE POPULATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL WELFARE STARVATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLERANCE UNDERNUTRITION URBANIZATION VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WHEAT WORK FORCE
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spelling	okr-10986-121672021-04-23T14:03:06Z Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective Cuesta, Jose ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY CALORIC INTAKE CALORIES PER PERSON CASSAVA CHILD MALNUTRITION CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE CONSUMPTION POVERTY COOKING CORN COST OF FOOD CREDIT PROGRAM CROP YIELD DAIRY DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND FOR MEAT DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY DISEASES DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTREME POVERTY FACT SHEET FAMINE FARMERS FEEDING FOOD DEMAND FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FRUIT GENETIC ENGINEERING GLOBAL POPULATION GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS HEALTH CARE HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUNGER HYGIENE IFPRI INCOME GROWTH INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LARGE CITIES LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAIZE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN MEAT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL LEVELS NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION TRENDS NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL STATUS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POLICY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASES POPULOUS COUNTRIES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRESS REDUCTION IN POVERTY REDUCTION OF POVERTY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL TRENDS RESPECT RICE ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SIZEABLE POPULATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL WELFARE STARVATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLERANCE UNDERNUTRITION URBANIZATION VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WHEAT WORK FORCE This paper reviews the prospects for long-term food security in Asia, where a significant number of malnourished individuals still live after decades of mixed progress. Evidence shows that poverty reduction on its own will not do the job of eradicating hunger, nor will only increased food production. The region's contribution to high and volatile international food prices is well known, but Asia's potential contributions toward future decreased price uncertainty are much less cited. The changing composition of future food demand in the region will depend on the extent to which poverty reduction effectively leads to middle class expansion, which remains unclear. 2013-01-28T17:42:53Z 2013-01-28T17:42:53Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17194945/feeding-five-billion-asians-socioeconomic-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12167 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6328 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific South Asia
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topic	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY CALORIC INTAKE CALORIES PER PERSON CASSAVA CHILD MALNUTRITION CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE CONSUMPTION POVERTY COOKING CORN COST OF FOOD CREDIT PROGRAM CROP YIELD DAIRY DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND FOR MEAT DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY DISEASES DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTREME POVERTY FACT SHEET FAMINE FARMERS FEEDING FOOD DEMAND FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FRUIT GENETIC ENGINEERING GLOBAL POPULATION GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS HEALTH CARE HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUNGER HYGIENE IFPRI INCOME GROWTH INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LARGE CITIES LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAIZE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN MEAT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL LEVELS NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION TRENDS NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL STATUS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POLICY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASES POPULOUS COUNTRIES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRESS REDUCTION IN POVERTY REDUCTION OF POVERTY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL TRENDS RESPECT RICE ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SIZEABLE POPULATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL WELFARE STARVATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLERANCE UNDERNUTRITION URBANIZATION VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WHEAT WORK FORCE
spellingShingle	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO FOOD AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY CALORIC INTAKE CALORIES PER PERSON CASSAVA CHILD MALNUTRITION CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE CONSUMPTION POVERTY COOKING CORN COST OF FOOD CREDIT PROGRAM CROP YIELD DAIRY DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND FOR MEAT DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIET DIETARY DIVERSITY DISEASES DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTREME POVERTY FACT SHEET FAMINE FARMERS FEEDING FOOD DEMAND FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FRUIT GENETIC ENGINEERING GLOBAL POPULATION GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS HEALTH CARE HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HUNGER HYGIENE IFPRI INCOME GROWTH INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LARGE CITIES LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAIZE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN MEAT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL LEVELS NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION TRENDS NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES NUTRITIONAL STATUS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POLICY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASES POPULOUS COUNTRIES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRESS REDUCTION IN POVERTY REDUCTION OF POVERTY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL TRENDS RESPECT RICE ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SIZEABLE POPULATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL WELFARE STARVATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLERANCE UNDERNUTRITION URBANIZATION VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WHEAT WORK FORCE Cuesta, Jose Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific South Asia
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6328
description	This paper reviews the prospects for long-term food security in Asia, where a significant number of malnourished individuals still live after decades of mixed progress. Evidence shows that poverty reduction on its own will not do the job of eradicating hunger, nor will only increased food production. The region's contribution to high and volatile international food prices is well known, but Asia's potential contributions toward future decreased price uncertainty are much less cited. The changing composition of future food demand in the region will depend on the extent to which poverty reduction effectively leads to middle class expansion, which remains unclear.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Cuesta, Jose
author_facet	Cuesta, Jose
author_sort	Cuesta, Jose
title	Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective
title_short	Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective
title_full	Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective
title_fullStr	Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Feeding Five Billion Asians : A Socioeconomic Perspective
title_sort	feeding five billion asians : a socioeconomic perspective
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17194945/feeding-five-billion-asians-socioeconomic-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12167
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