Public food transfers during a pandemic: Insights from Bangladesh

Public food transfer program provide a lifeline for the poor in both high- and low-income countries, and many countries stepped these up in response to COVID-19. But little is known about how effective these programs have been in reaching the poor during the crisis. This brief reviews the findings o...

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Autores principales: Chowdhury, Shyamal, Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Rashid, Shahidur
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143374
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author Chowdhury, Shyamal
Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Rashid, Shahidur
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description Public food transfer program provide a lifeline for the poor in both high- and low-income countries, and many countries stepped these up in response to COVID-19. But little is known about how effective these programs have been in reaching the poor during the crisis. This brief reviews the findings of an evaluation of Bangladesh’s Food Friendly Program, pointing to the difficulties encountered during the pandemic and lessons to help these program perform better in future crises.
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spelling CGSpace1433742026-01-23T20:53:00Z Public food transfers during a pandemic: Insights from Bangladesh Chowdhury, Shyamal Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian Raghunathan, Kalyani Rashid, Shahidur economic impact policies covid-19 rice social protection food security poverty pandemics Public food transfer program provide a lifeline for the poor in both high- and low-income countries, and many countries stepped these up in response to COVID-19. But little is known about how effective these programs have been in reaching the poor during the crisis. This brief reviews the findings of an evaluation of Bangladesh’s Food Friendly Program, pointing to the difficulties encountered during the pandemic and lessons to help these program perform better in future crises. 2021-02-01 2024-05-22T12:13:42Z 2024-05-22T12:13:42Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143374 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133761 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chowdhury, Shyamal; Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian; Raghunathan, Kalyani; and Rashid, Shahidur. 2021. Public food transfers during a pandemic: Insights from Bangladesh. IFPRI Brief February 2021. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294080
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policies
covid-19
rice
social protection
food security
poverty
pandemics
Chowdhury, Shyamal
Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Rashid, Shahidur
Public food transfers during a pandemic: Insights from Bangladesh
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policies
covid-19
rice
social protection
food security
poverty
pandemics
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