Poverty and Food Security in Afghanistan

Afghanistan faces a severe problem of poor nutrition and food insecurity. Chronic malnutrition among Afghan children is one of the highest in the world. This report investigates the status of food insecurity in Afghanistan with a focus on mapping provincial differences and an emphasis on understanding the impact of rising food prices on key measures of food security. It synthesizes findings from analysis of rising food prices and their impact on different measures of food access and utilization (such as calorie intake, protein consumption and the quality of diet) in Afghanistan. The findings are based on the analysis of data from the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) 2007/08, a sample of over 20,000 households from all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. This analytical work is an integral part of the on-going collaboration between the Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank in the domain of poverty and vulnerability assessment. It aims to further the understanding of household wellbeing and vulnerability from the standpoint of food security and complements the earlier work presented in 'poverty status in Afghanistan. Finally, given that poor nutrition and food insecurity affect a sizeable proportion of the Afghan population year-round but more so during bad times, there is genuine need for a scaled-up and well-targeted safety nets program in Afghanistan.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Economy, World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-02
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, AID DISBURSEMENTS, BENEFICIARY GROUPS, BREAD, CALORIC INTAKE, CALORIE DEFICIENCY, CALORIE INTAKE, CALORIES PER DAY, CENTRAL REGION, CEREAL PRODUCTION, CEREALS, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD NUTRITION, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONDIMENTS, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, COOKING, COPING MECHANISMS, CROP AREA, CROP PRODUCTION, DAILY INTAKE, DAIRY, DIETARY DIVERSITY, DIRECT TRANSFERS, DRINKING WATER, FARM ACTIVITIES, FARMING REGIONS, FARMING SYSTEMS, FEED, FEEDING, FOOD ACCESS, FOOD AID, FOOD AID CONVENTION, FOOD ASSISTANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FOOD COMMODITIES, FOOD COMPOSITION, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, FOOD CRISIS, FOOD DELIVERY, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD FOR EDUCATION, FOOD FOR WORK, FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD PREFERENCES, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD RATIONS, FOOD RELIEF, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SECURITY INDICATORS, FOOD SECURITY STATUS, FOOD SUPPLY, FRUIT, FRUITS, GRAINS, HOUSEHOLD ACCESS, HOUSEHOLD FOOD, HOUSEHOLD FOOD EXPENDITURE, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, IODINE, IRON, IRON DEFICIENCY, IRRIGATION, LAMB, LANDLESS FAMILIES, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, LIVING STANDARDS, MAIZE, MARKETING INFORMATION, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MEAL, MEAT, MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION, MICRONUTRIENTS, MILK, MILLS, MINERALS, MOUNTAINOUS AREAS, MOUNTAINOUS REGION, MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS, NATURAL DISASTERS, NUTRIENT, NUTRIENT ABSORPTION, NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY, NUTRIENT INTAKE, NUTRIENTS, NUTRITION, NUTRITION COMPONENTS, NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES, NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, NUTRITIOUS FOOD, NUTS, OPIUM, OPIUM CULTIVATION, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HEALTH, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR NUTRITION, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POORER REGIONS, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STATUS, PROTEIN, PROTEIN DEFICIENCY, PULSES, QUALITY OF DIET, REGIONAL DIMENSIONS, RELIEF FOOD, RELIEF FOOD AID, RICE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SCHOOL MEALS, SCHOOLING, SHEEP, SPATIAL DIFFERENCES, SPICES, STAPLE FOODS, SUBSISTENCE, SUGAR, URBAN REGIONS, VEGETABLES, VITAMIN, VITAMINS, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WFP, WHEAT, WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT MARKETS, WHEAT PRODUCTION, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/819851467989985754/Poverty-and-food-security-in-Afghanistan-analysis-based-on-the-national-risk-and-vulnerability-assessment-of-2007-08 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27099
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