Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe income losses, but little is known about its impacts on diets and nutritional adequacy, or the effectiveness of social protection interventions in mitigating dietary and nutritional impacts. We first assess the likely impacts of COVID-19 shocks in Bangladesh...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Ecker, Olivier Alderman, Harold Comstock, Andrew R. Headey, Derek D. Mahrt, Kristi Pradesha, Angga |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe income losses, but little is known about its impacts on diets and nutritional adequacy, or the effectiveness of social protection interventions in mitigating dietary and nutritional impacts. We first assess the likely impacts of COVID-19 shocks in Bangladesh and Myanmar on poverty and food and nutrient consumption gaps. We then analyze the estimated mitigating effects of five hypothetical social protection interventions of a typical monetary value: (1) cash transfers; (2) in-kind transfers of common rice; (3) in-kind transfers of fortified rice enriched with multiple essential micronutrients; (4) vouchers for a diversified basket of rice and non-staple foods; and (5) food vouchers with fortified rice instead of common rice. The simulation results suggest modest effectiveness of the cash transfers for mitigating poverty increases and little effectiveness of all five transfers for preventing increasing food and nutrient consumption gaps among the poorest 40%. Rice fortification is, however, effective at closing key micronutrient consumption gaps and could be a suitable policy instrument for averting ‘hidden hunger’ during economic crises. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1403332025-12-02T21:03:03Z Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar Ecker, Olivier Alderman, Harold Comstock, Andrew R. Headey, Derek D. Mahrt, Kristi Pradesha, Angga simulation coronavirus covid-19 poverty alleviation social protection nutrition coronavirinae cash transfers food consumption coronavirus disease diet poverty The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe income losses, but little is known about its impacts on diets and nutritional adequacy, or the effectiveness of social protection interventions in mitigating dietary and nutritional impacts. We first assess the likely impacts of COVID-19 shocks in Bangladesh and Myanmar on poverty and food and nutrient consumption gaps. We then analyze the estimated mitigating effects of five hypothetical social protection interventions of a typical monetary value: (1) cash transfers; (2) in-kind transfers of common rice; (3) in-kind transfers of fortified rice enriched with multiple essential micronutrients; (4) vouchers for a diversified basket of rice and non-staple foods; and (5) food vouchers with fortified rice instead of common rice. The simulation results suggest modest effectiveness of the cash transfers for mitigating poverty increases and little effectiveness of all five transfers for preventing increasing food and nutrient consumption gaps among the poorest 40%. Rice fortification is, however, effective at closing key micronutrient consumption gaps and could be a suitable policy instrument for averting ‘hidden hunger’ during economic crises. 2023-02-09 2024-03-14T12:09:20Z 2024-03-14T12:09:20Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140333 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134675 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134272 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27907 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133742 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297838fsp5 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ecker, Olivier; Alderman, Harold; Comstock, Andrew R.; Headey, Derek D.; Mahrt, Kristi; and Pradesha, Angga. 2023. Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2170. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136593. |
| spellingShingle | simulation coronavirus covid-19 poverty alleviation social protection nutrition coronavirinae cash transfers food consumption coronavirus disease diet poverty Ecker, Olivier Alderman, Harold Comstock, Andrew R. Headey, Derek D. Mahrt, Kristi Pradesha, Angga Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar |
| title | Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar |
| title_full | Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar |
| title_short | Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and Myanmar |
| title_sort | mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection a simulation analysis of the covid 19 pandemic in bangladesh and myanmar |
| topic | simulation coronavirus covid-19 poverty alleviation social protection nutrition coronavirinae cash transfers food consumption coronavirus disease diet poverty |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140333 |
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