Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development
More than 10 million people in southern Africa-Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swazilan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe-are currently threatened with famine, with the crisis being particularly severe in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The immediate causes of the f...
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okr-10986-97392021-04-23T14:02:46Z Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development Babu, Suresh AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE CROP PRODUCTION CROPS EMPLOYMENT FAMINE FARMS FOOD AID FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGE FOOD SHORTAGES HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEGUMES MALNUTRITION MORTALITY NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NUTRITION PRODUCTIVITY QUOTAS RURAL AREAS SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL DEGRADATION URBAN AREAS WAGES FOOD DEVELOPMENT FAMINE PREVENTION FOOD SHORTAGE MAIZE CROPS DROUGHTS FLOODING POVERTY FOOD SECURITY GRAIN RESERVES FOOD PRICES FOOD AID SANITATION EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS PARTNERSHIPS More than 10 million people in southern Africa-Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swazilan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe-are currently threatened with famine, with the crisis being particularly severe in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The immediate causes of the food shortage, namely of maize, the region's staple crop, are drought, flooding, and low levels of planting. However, what has made these countries so vulnerable to famine is chronic poverty, inadequate development policies and, in some cases, poor governance. Shocks such as drought bring collapse only to systems that are already weakened by these factors. The key to preventing food shortages and possibly famine, therefore, is effective and appropriate food security policies and responsible governance. Policies for mitigating the effects of a critical food shortage or famine lie on a spectrum ranging from immediate relief to recovery to initiating development. Preventing future famines requires long-term development policies. In addressing the crisis, policymakers should design measures that not only provide relief, but which also lay the foundations for development. Interventions must be combined and sequenced with each other, depending on a country's context, to generate the greatest possible short- and long-term benefits. Described here are policy approaches, that IFPRI research in Africa has shown to be effective in mitigating severe food shortage and enabling development. 2012-08-13T09:25:05Z 2012-08-13T09:25:05Z 2003-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2454984/mitigating-food-crisis-southern-africa-relief-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9739 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 224 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Malawi Zimbabwe Mozambique Zambia Swaziland Lesotho Eswatini |
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AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE CROP PRODUCTION CROPS EMPLOYMENT FAMINE FARMS FOOD AID FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGE FOOD SHORTAGES HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEGUMES MALNUTRITION MORTALITY NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NUTRITION PRODUCTIVITY QUOTAS RURAL AREAS SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL DEGRADATION URBAN AREAS WAGES FOOD DEVELOPMENT FAMINE PREVENTION FOOD SHORTAGE MAIZE CROPS DROUGHTS FLOODING POVERTY FOOD SECURITY GRAIN RESERVES FOOD PRICES FOOD AID SANITATION EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS PARTNERSHIPS |
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AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE CROP PRODUCTION CROPS EMPLOYMENT FAMINE FARMS FOOD AID FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGE FOOD SHORTAGES HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEGUMES MALNUTRITION MORTALITY NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NUTRITION PRODUCTIVITY QUOTAS RURAL AREAS SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL DEGRADATION URBAN AREAS WAGES FOOD DEVELOPMENT FAMINE PREVENTION FOOD SHORTAGE MAIZE CROPS DROUGHTS FLOODING POVERTY FOOD SECURITY GRAIN RESERVES FOOD PRICES FOOD AID SANITATION EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS PARTNERSHIPS Babu, Suresh Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development |
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More than 10 million people in southern
Africa-Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swazilan, Zambia, and
Zimbabwe-are currently threatened with famine, with the
crisis being particularly severe in Malawi, Zambia and
Zimbabwe. The immediate causes of the food shortage, namely
of maize, the region's staple crop, are drought,
flooding, and low levels of planting. However, what has made
these countries so vulnerable to famine is chronic poverty,
inadequate development policies and, in some cases, poor
governance. Shocks such as drought bring collapse only to
systems that are already weakened by these factors. The key
to preventing food shortages and possibly famine, therefore,
is effective and appropriate food security policies and
responsible governance. Policies for mitigating the effects
of a critical food shortage or famine lie on a spectrum
ranging from immediate relief to recovery to initiating
development. Preventing future famines requires long-term
development policies. In addressing the crisis, policymakers
should design measures that not only provide relief, but
which also lay the foundations for development.
Interventions must be combined and sequenced with each
other, depending on a country's context, to generate
the greatest possible short- and long-term benefits.
Described here are policy approaches, that IFPRI research in
Africa has shown to be effective in mitigating severe food
shortage and enabling development. |
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Babu, Suresh |
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Babu, Suresh |
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Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development |
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Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development |
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Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development |
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Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development |
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Mitigating the Food Crisis in Southern Africa : From Relief to Development |
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mitigating the food crisis in southern africa : from relief to development |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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