Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh
Seasonal hunger may result from seasonality of agriculture when households fail to smooth income and consumption. Using household survey data from the north-west region of Bangladesh, this article examines alternative measures of seasonal hunger, and provides some evidence to support policies and pr...
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okr-10986-133702021-04-23T14:03:08Z Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh Khandker, Shahidur R. Khalily, M.A. Baqui Samad, Hussain A. analysis of poverty measurement of poverty government policy welfare programs Seasonal hunger may result from seasonality of agriculture when households fail to smooth income and consumption. Using household survey data from the north-west region of Bangladesh, this article examines alternative measures of seasonal hunger, and provides some evidence to support policies and programmes needed to mitigate seasonal hunger. The results suggest that a large majority of food-vulnerable households are the perpetual poor, as opposed to a small percentage of households who are subject to food deprivation only during the lean period. Findings suggest that government safety net programmes and microcredit provide a cushion for the poor to stave off seasonal hunger. 2013-05-10T19:36:08Z 2013-05-10T19:36:08Z 2012-11-20 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13370 en_US Journal of Development Studies;48(12) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Bangladesh |
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Seasonal hunger may result from seasonality of agriculture when households fail to smooth income and consumption. Using household survey data from the north-west region of Bangladesh, this article examines alternative measures of seasonal hunger, and provides some evidence to support policies and programmes needed to mitigate seasonal hunger. The results suggest that a large majority of food-vulnerable households are the perpetual poor, as opposed to a small percentage of households who are subject to food deprivation only during the lean period. Findings suggest that government safety net programmes and microcredit provide a cushion for the poor to stave off seasonal hunger. |
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Khandker, Shahidur R. Khalily, M.A. Baqui Samad, Hussain A. |
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Khandker, Shahidur R. Khalily, M.A. Baqui Samad, Hussain A. |
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Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh |
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Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh |
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Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh |
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Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh |
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Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh |
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