Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh

• Tác giả: M.A. Baqui Khalily
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 612.39 Metabolism
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 320812
• Chủ đề: 1. analysis of poverty; 2. government policy; 3. measurement of poverty; 4. welfare programs

Tóm tắt

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.