Measuring hunger

A central part of IFPRI’s mission is to provide policy solutions for ending hunger and malnutrition. This mission implies that we know the size and scope of the hunger problem around the world. In fact, however, measuring hunger is fraught with difficulties. Do we simply count the calories available...

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Autores principales: Fritschel, Heidi, Hallowell, Carolyn, Chu, Adrienne, Gustafson, Sara, Heard, Josh, MacNeil, Marcia, McMullan, Sarah, Shelton, Peter, Sullivan, Rebecca Harris, Kiener, Robert, Weeks, Jennifer
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153492
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author Fritschel, Heidi
Hallowell, Carolyn
Chu, Adrienne
Gustafson, Sara
Heard, Josh
MacNeil, Marcia
McMullan, Sarah
Shelton, Peter
Sullivan, Rebecca Harris
Kiener, Robert
Weeks, Jennifer
author_browse Chu, Adrienne
Fritschel, Heidi
Gustafson, Sara
Hallowell, Carolyn
Heard, Josh
Kiener, Robert
MacNeil, Marcia
McMullan, Sarah
Shelton, Peter
Sullivan, Rebecca Harris
Weeks, Jennifer
author_facet Fritschel, Heidi
Hallowell, Carolyn
Chu, Adrienne
Gustafson, Sara
Heard, Josh
MacNeil, Marcia
McMullan, Sarah
Shelton, Peter
Sullivan, Rebecca Harris
Kiener, Robert
Weeks, Jennifer
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description A central part of IFPRI’s mission is to provide policy solutions for ending hunger and malnutrition. This mission implies that we know the size and scope of the hunger problem around the world. In fact, however, measuring hunger is fraught with difficulties. Do we simply count the calories available to a person or a household? How should we account for people who consume enough calories but too few vitamins and minerals? Some people require more calories and micronutrients because they are highly active or pregnant. How do we count them? What are the advantages and disadvantages of measuring hunger on a national scale compared with a household or individual scale? These are some of the thorny questions addressed in the feature article of this issue of INSIGHTS, which also describes other important research happening at IFPRI.
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spelling CGSpace1534922025-11-06T06:06:23Z Measuring hunger Fritschel, Heidi Hallowell, Carolyn Chu, Adrienne Gustafson, Sara Heard, Josh MacNeil, Marcia McMullan, Sarah Shelton, Peter Sullivan, Rebecca Harris Kiener, Robert Weeks, Jennifer hunger biofuels fertilizers poverty coffee crop losses smallholders economic growth agricultural growth supply chains agricultural extension agricultural transformation agricultural development agricultural policies investment public policies food security nutrition security malnutrition undernourishment food intake household surveys open data A central part of IFPRI’s mission is to provide policy solutions for ending hunger and malnutrition. This mission implies that we know the size and scope of the hunger problem around the world. In fact, however, measuring hunger is fraught with difficulties. Do we simply count the calories available to a person or a household? How should we account for people who consume enough calories but too few vitamins and minerals? Some people require more calories and micronutrients because they are highly active or pregnant. How do we count them? What are the advantages and disadvantages of measuring hunger on a national scale compared with a household or individual scale? These are some of the thorny questions addressed in the feature article of this issue of INSIGHTS, which also describes other important research happening at IFPRI. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:24Z 2024-10-01T13:56:24Z News Item https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153492 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fritschel, Heidi, ed. 2013. Measuring hunger. Insights: Magazine of the International Food Policy Research Institute 3(1). Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153492
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biofuels
fertilizers
poverty
coffee
crop losses
smallholders
economic growth
agricultural growth
supply chains
agricultural extension
agricultural transformation
agricultural development
agricultural policies
investment
public policies
food security
nutrition security
malnutrition
undernourishment
food intake
household surveys
open data
Fritschel, Heidi
Hallowell, Carolyn
Chu, Adrienne
Gustafson, Sara
Heard, Josh
MacNeil, Marcia
McMullan, Sarah
Shelton, Peter
Sullivan, Rebecca Harris
Kiener, Robert
Weeks, Jennifer
Measuring hunger
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biofuels
fertilizers
poverty
coffee
crop losses
smallholders
economic growth
agricultural growth
supply chains
agricultural extension
agricultural transformation
agricultural development
agricultural policies
investment
public policies
food security
nutrition security
malnutrition
undernourishment
food intake
household surveys
open data
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