Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world

This study explores the differences between mountain and non-mountain countries in food security and its determinants. Econometric analysis shows that mountain regions are likely to have lower food security. The findings suggest that people in mountain countries are especially affected by external s...

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Autores principales: Akramov, Kamiljon T., Yu, Bingxin, Fan, Shenggen
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154698
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author Akramov, Kamiljon T.
Yu, Bingxin
Fan, Shenggen
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description This study explores the differences between mountain and non-mountain countries in food security and its determinants. Econometric analysis shows that mountain regions are likely to have lower food security. The findings suggest that people in mountain countries are especially affected by external shocks such as surges in global food prices. The results of regression decomposition indicate that the disparity in food availability we observed between mountain and non-mountain countries can be explained by differences in population size, income, road density, and governance factors as well as by a differential impact of external price shocks. The direct impacts of geographic and agroecological factors seem rather limited.
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spelling CGSpace1546982025-11-06T06:20:09Z Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world Akramov, Kamiljon T. Yu, Bingxin Fan, Shenggen highlands altitude food prices food security developing countries This study explores the differences between mountain and non-mountain countries in food security and its determinants. Econometric analysis shows that mountain regions are likely to have lower food security. The findings suggest that people in mountain countries are especially affected by external shocks such as surges in global food prices. The results of regression decomposition indicate that the disparity in food availability we observed between mountain and non-mountain countries can be explained by differences in population size, income, road density, and governance factors as well as by a differential impact of external price shocks. The direct impacts of geographic and agroecological factors seem rather limited. 2010 2024-10-01T14:03:15Z 2024-10-01T14:03:15Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154698 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Yu, Bingxin; Fan, Shenggen. 2010. Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world. IFPRI Discussion Paper 989. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154698
spellingShingle highlands
altitude
food prices
food security
developing countries
Akramov, Kamiljon T.
Yu, Bingxin
Fan, Shenggen
Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world
title Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world
title_full Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world
title_fullStr Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world
title_full_unstemmed Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world
title_short Mountains, global food prices, and food security in the developing world
title_sort mountains global food prices and food security in the developing world
topic highlands
altitude
food prices
food security
developing countries
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154698
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