Comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra-poor in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh. The p...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Akhter, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Nasreen, Mahbuba, Hoddinott, John F., Bryan, Elizabeth
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159404
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author Ahmed, Akhter
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Nasreen, Mahbuba
Hoddinott, John F.
Bryan, Elizabeth
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Hoddinott, John F.
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description Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh. The programs impacts are evaluated according to various measures, including how well transfers are delivered; which transfers beneficiaries prefer; how accurately the programs target the extremely poor; effects on food security, livelihoods, and women's empowerment; and cost effectiveness. The report identifies what has and has not worked in food and cash transfers and recommends ways of improving these programs. This study will be valuable to policymakers and others concerned with poverty reduction in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
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spelling CGSpace1594042025-11-06T05:35:08Z Comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra-poor in Bangladesh Ahmed, Akhter Quisumbing, Agnes R. Nasreen, Mahbuba Hoddinott, John F. Bryan, Elizabeth social protection social safety nets food security poverty food aid Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh. The programs impacts are evaluated according to various measures, including how well transfers are delivered; which transfers beneficiaries prefer; how accurately the programs target the extremely poor; effects on food security, livelihoods, and women's empowerment; and cost effectiveness. The report identifies what has and has not worked in food and cash transfers and recommends ways of improving these programs. This study will be valuable to policymakers and others concerned with poverty reduction in Bangladesh and elsewhere. 2009 2024-11-07T22:28:26Z 2024-11-07T22:28:26Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159404 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ahmed, Akhter U.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Nasreen, Mahbuba; Hoddinott, John F.; Bryan, Elizabeth. 2009. Comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra-poor in Bangladesh. IFPRI Research Monograph 163. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291737RR163.
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Ahmed, Akhter
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Nasreen, Mahbuba
Hoddinott, John F.
Bryan, Elizabeth
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title Comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra-poor in Bangladesh
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title_full_unstemmed Comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra-poor in Bangladesh
title_short Comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra-poor in Bangladesh
title_sort comparing food and cash transfers to the ultra poor in bangladesh
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social safety nets
food security
poverty
food aid
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