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Halving hunger: Meeting the First Millennium Development Goal through "Business as Unusual"

In 2000, the world's leaders set a target of halving the percentage of hungry people between 1990 and 2015. This rather modest target constitutes part of the first Millennium Development Goal, which also calls for halving the proportion of people living in poverty and achieving full employment. Howe...

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Main Author: Fan, Shenggen
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
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Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
Subjects:
agricultural development
developing countries
economic policies
hunger
millennium development goals
policies
poverty
rural development
social protection
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154476
Summary:In 2000, the world's leaders set a target of halving the percentage of hungry people between 1990 and 2015. This rather modest target constitutes part of the first Millennium Development Goal, which also calls for halving the proportion of people living in poverty and achieving full employment. However, the effort to meet the hunger target has swerved off track, and the world is getting farther and farther away from realizing this objective. The goal of halving hunger by 2015 can still be achieved, but business as usual will not be enough. What is needed is “business as unusual”—a smarter, more innovative, better focused, and cost-effective approach to reducing hunger.

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