Malawi - Public Works Programme : Conditional Cash Transfers as an Emergency Response to a National Food Shortage

Malawi - Public Works Programme : Conditional Cash Transfers as an Emergency Response to a National Food Shortage

This paper reports that in the 2004-2005 growing season, Malawi experienced a drought which affected farm produce and subsequently led to country-wide food shortages. Due to the food shortage, the Malawi Government implemented a Public Works Progra...

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Main Authors: Kalanda, Boniface, Mandala, Charles, Magwira, Joseph
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BENEFICIARIES
DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FOOD SECURITY
GENDER DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME
LEARNING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL LEADERSHIP
MUNICIPALITY
OPERATIONS
POLITICAL LEADERS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PROGRAMS
PROGRESS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC
PUBLIC WORKS
RADIO
RURAL AREAS
SECTOR WORK
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL POLICY
SUPERVISION
TARGETING
VULNERABILITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6988327/malawi-public-works-programme-conditional-cash-transfers-emergency-response-national-food-shortage
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9611
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Summary:This paper reports that in the 2004-2005 growing season, Malawi experienced a drought which affected farm produce and subsequently led to country-wide food shortages. Due to the food shortage, the Malawi Government implemented a Public Works Programme -- Conditional Cash Transfers (PWP-CCT) to transfer cash income to vulnerable households to enable them buy food and agricultural inputs for the 2005-2006 growing season. The paper explains the 2004-2005 drought, implementation of the PWP-CCT, and the issues and lessons learnt.

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