Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme

In Ethiopia, as in many other African countries, there is a pressing need to improve household food security. An emerging consensus suggests that this is most easily accomplished through two development strategies with two complementary dimensions: investments that facilitate income generation and a...

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Autores principales: Coll-Black, Sarah, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hoddinott, John F., Kumar, Neha, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Wiseman, William
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154960
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author Coll-Black, Sarah
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Hoddinott, John F.
Kumar, Neha
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Wiseman, William
author_browse Coll-Black, Sarah
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Hoddinott, John F.
Kumar, Neha
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Wiseman, William
author_facet Coll-Black, Sarah
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Hoddinott, John F.
Kumar, Neha
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Wiseman, William
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description In Ethiopia, as in many other African countries, there is a pressing need to improve household food security. An emerging consensus suggests that this is most easily accomplished through two development strategies with two complementary dimensions: investments that facilitate income generation and asset accumulation (infrastructure development, improved technologies for agriculture, etc.), and interventions that protect the poorest from hunger, prevent asset depletion and provide a platform on which the growth interventions can take place. Given limited resources for the latter, there needs to be an allocation mechanism. But in a country like Ethiopia, where poverty is widespread and income distribution relatively equal, how does targeting work? (Woldehanna et al. 2008); literally, when “everyone is poor".
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spelling CGSpace1549602025-11-06T06:00:01Z Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme Coll-Black, Sarah Gilligan, Daniel O. Hoddinott, John F. Kumar, Neha Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Wiseman, William food security social safety nets food aid In Ethiopia, as in many other African countries, there is a pressing need to improve household food security. An emerging consensus suggests that this is most easily accomplished through two development strategies with two complementary dimensions: investments that facilitate income generation and asset accumulation (infrastructure development, improved technologies for agriculture, etc.), and interventions that protect the poorest from hunger, prevent asset depletion and provide a platform on which the growth interventions can take place. Given limited resources for the latter, there needs to be an allocation mechanism. But in a country like Ethiopia, where poverty is widespread and income distribution relatively equal, how does targeting work? (Woldehanna et al. 2008); literally, when “everyone is poor". 2011 2024-10-01T14:05:10Z 2024-10-01T14:05:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154960 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154150 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Coll-Black, Sarah; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hoddinott, John F.; Kumar, Neha; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Wiseman, William. 2011. Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme. ESSP II Working Paper 24. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154960
spellingShingle food security
social safety nets
food aid
Coll-Black, Sarah
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Hoddinott, John F.
Kumar, Neha
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Wiseman, William
Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
title Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
title_full Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
title_fullStr Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
title_full_unstemmed Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
title_short Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poor”: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
title_sort targeting food security interventions when everyone is poor the case of ethiopia s productive safety net programme
topic food security
social safety nets
food aid
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154960
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