Aker, Jenny C.del Ninno, CarloDorosh, Paul A.Mulder-Sibanda, MennoRazmara, Setareh2014-12-172014-12-172009-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20778This study aims to assist the Government of Niger in developing a multi-sectoral approach to reducing the population s vulnerability to food insecurity. The study reviews food security policies and programs in Niger, and provides an action plan for strengthening the existing system and developing an effective safety net strategy. The study finds that targeting of food aid has been either weak with significant leakages. Moreover, although the need to support poor and food insecure households is substantial, safety nets are small, receive limited funding, and are designed for emergency food crises. The study recommends to improve the efficiency and scope of safety net programs in Niger and to promote effective strategies to improve food availability and the emergency response systems.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FOODACCESS TO HEALTH FACILITIESACUTE MALNUTRITIONADMINISTRATIVE REGIONSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTUREAID DONORSARID TROPICSBASIC FOODSTUFFSBASIC NEEDSCACALCIUMCALORIC CONSUMPTIONCALORIC INTAKECALORIC REQUIREMENTSCALORIES PER DAYCASH TRANSFERSCASH-FOR-WORKCEREAL IMPORTSCEREAL PRICESCEREAL PRODUCTIONCEREALSCHEESECHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCHRONIC FOOD INSECURITYCHRONIC POVERTYCHRONICALLY POORCONSUMER SPENDINGCOPING MECHANISMSCOPING STRATEGYCREDIT PROGRAMSCULTIVATED AREASDAIRYDEFICIT REGIONSDIETARY DIVERSITYDIVERSIFICATIONDOMESTIC PRICESDRINKING WATERDROUGHTDROUGHT YEARSECOLOGICAL ZONESEGGSEPIDEMICSEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY ALLOWANCESFAMINEFAMINESFARM PRODUCTSFARMERFARMER ASSOCIATIONSFARMERSFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFOOD ACCESSFOOD AIDFOOD AID PROGRAMSFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNSFOOD COUPONSFOOD CRISISFOOD CROPFOOD CROP PRODUCTIONFOOD CROPSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD EXPENDITUREFOOD FOR ALLFOOD FOR WORKFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD MARKETSFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SALESFOOD SECURITYFOOD SECURITY ISSUESFOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCYFOOD SHORTAGESFOOD STOCKSFOOD SUPPLYFOOD-FOR-WORKFRUITFRUITSGAGRAIN MARKETSGRAIN PRICESGRAIN PRODUCTIONGRAIN RESERVESGRAINSHAZARDSHOUSEHOLD ACCESSHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD FOODHOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITYHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITYHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXHUMAN RESOURCE BASEHUNGRYHUNGRY SEASONIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKSIMPACT OF SHOCKSINADEQUATE HEALTHINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME QUINTILEINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINEQUALITYINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEIRRIGATIONLIVESTOCK MARKETLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIPMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSMAIZEMALNUTRITIONMARKET ANALYSISMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET PERFORMANCEMARKET PRICEMEALMEATMICRO-CREDITMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMILKNATIONAL POVERTYNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL SHOCKSNET PURCHASERS OF FOODNUTRITIONNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION SECURITYNUTRITIONAL DATANUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTSPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPLANT PROTECTIONPOORPOOR HEALTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOOR POPULATIONSPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY STATUSPRICE SUBSIDIESPRODUCTION VOLUMESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPULSESREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL MARKETSREGIONAL TRADEREGIONAL TRADE PATTERNSREGIONAL VARIATIONSRICERISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL REGIONSSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSANITATION SERVICESSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSORGHUMSTAPLE FOOD CROPSTAPLE FOODSSTORAGE FACILITIESSUB-REGIONSSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE CROPSSUGARSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTRANSFER PROGRAMSTUBERSURBAN REGIONVEGETABLESVULNERABILITY TO DROUGHTVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE PEOPLEVULNERABLE REGIONSWELFARE INDICATORSWFPWHEATWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME10.1596/20778