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Enhancing Food Security in Afghanistan : Private Markets and Public Policy Options

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-15T21:40:41Z
dc.date.available2014-04-15T21:40:41Z
dc.date.issued2005-08
dc.description.abstractThis report analyzes some key aspects of food security, namely production, trade, markets and food aid at the national level, and consumption at the household level. In doing so it aspires to make a contribution to the on-going work in Afghanistan regarding the attainment of the poverty and hunger Millennium Development Goal. The major findings of the report can be summarized as follows: Food security (at the national level) does not necessarily require national self-sufficiency in wheat or other food staples, as long as the country has access to international markets. Rather, diversification into legal high-value crops and livestock products may be the most effective means of increasing food security, by generating foreign exchange and raising the incomes and purchasing power of the rural poor. In spite of very difficult conditions, wheat markets in Afghanistan have performed fairly well and private sector international trade has helped to stabilize supply and prices. Therefore, further developing the infrastructure and institutions to support wheat markets and facilitating private sector trade is called for and will enhance food security. At the household level, food insecurity in Afghanistan is largely caused by inadequate access to food resulting from low household incomes. For most of Afghanistan, where availability of food is not a constraint, increasing cash incomes is the more efficient means of enhancing food security of the poor. Development of both private and public capacity for data collection and analysis is a high priority for effective formulation, assessment and implementation of food policies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/7176967/enhancing-food-security-afghanistan-private-markets-public-policy-options
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17817
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17817
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth Asia Human Development Sector Discussion Paper Series: No. 10;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOOD
dc.subjectACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectADEQUATE CALORIES
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANIMAL HUSBANDRY
dc.subjectANTHROPOMETRIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectCALORIES PER DAY
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION QUINTILES
dc.subjectCOST OF FOOD
dc.subjectCROP AREA
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD ECONOMY
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectFOOD FOR WORK
dc.subjectFOOD GRAINS
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICIES
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFOOD PURCHASES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectFOOD SUMMIT
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFOOD SYSTEM
dc.subjectFOODGRAINS
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGRAIN PRICES
dc.subjectGRAIN PRODUCTION
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMPROVED SEED
dc.subjectIMPROVED SEEDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK POPULATION
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKETING COSTS
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLERS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOPIUM
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPPY
dc.subjectPOPPY CULTIVATION
dc.subjectPOPPY SECTOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY GROUPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPRICE STABILIZATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION OF WHEAT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREDUCTION OF POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL REHABILITATION
dc.subjectRURAL VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSECTORAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSECURITY SITUATION
dc.subjectSELF-RELIANCE
dc.subjectSHARECROPPERS
dc.subjectSHARECROPPING
dc.subjectSHEEP
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSTORAGE FACILITIES
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER USERS
dc.subjectWATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectWHEAT FLOUR
dc.subjectWHEAT MARKETS
dc.subjectWHEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWINTER MONTHS
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD SUMMIT
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleEnhancing Food Security in Afghanistan : Private Markets and Public Policy Optionsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:41:07.604116Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/7176967/enhancing-food-security-afghanistan-private-markets-public-policy-options
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid985461468197942332
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000310607_20061103101349
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7176967
okr.identifier.report36795
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: Crops
okr.sectorAgro-industry, marketing, and trade
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social safety nets
okr.themeRural development :: Rural markets
okr.themeHuman development :: Nutrition and food security
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicAgriculture::Food Security
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicIndustry
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