Niger : Food Security and Safety Nets

Aker, Jenny C. ; del Ninno, Carlo ; Dorosh, Paul A. ; Mulder-Sibanda, Menno ; Razmara, Setareh

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO FOOD;    ACCESS TO HEALTH FACILITIES;    ACUTE MALNUTRITION;    ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS;    AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES;   

RP-ID  :  91576

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This study aims to assist the Governmentof Niger in developing a multi-sectoral approach to reducingthe population s vulnerability to food insecurity. The studyreviews food security policies and programs in Niger, andprovides an action plan for strengthening the existingsystem and developing an effective safety net strategy. Thestudy finds that targeting of food aid has been either weakwith significant leakages. Moreover, although the need tosupport poor and food insecure households is substantial,safety nets are small, receive limited funding, and aredesigned for emergency food crises. The study recommends toimprove the efficiency and scope of safety net programs inNiger and to promote effective strategies to improve foodavailability and the emergency response systems.