Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies
An examination of the experience of the various countries operating food subsidies reveals great diversity in the objectives, instruments, and effects of these programs. However, three broad observations can be made that are relevant to the analysis of their nutritional consequences. First, although...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1988
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| author | Kumar, Shubh K. Alderman, Harold |
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| description | An examination of the experience of the various countries operating food subsidies reveals great diversity in the objectives, instruments, and effects of these programs. However, three broad observations can be made that are relevant to the analysis of their nutritional consequences. First, although improved nutrition is seldom an explicit objective, promoting food security for those segments of the population perceived to be vulnerable is a rationale in the majority of the cases examined.1 Second, this rationale is translated in many cases into a combination of interventions in agricultural pricing and procurement alongside a distribution mechanism that protects consumers of these commodities through subsidized prices. Third, although food security may be the overriding concern in the majority of consumer food subsidy programs, the choice of commodities often includes nonbasic food items, such as sugar, and nonfood items, such as kerosene, tea, salt, and soap, which have also been considered essential commodities and therefore were included in the subsidy. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1610912025-04-08T18:30:17Z Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies Kumar, Shubh K. Alderman, Harold subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies nutrition An examination of the experience of the various countries operating food subsidies reveals great diversity in the objectives, instruments, and effects of these programs. However, three broad observations can be made that are relevant to the analysis of their nutritional consequences. First, although improved nutrition is seldom an explicit objective, promoting food security for those segments of the population perceived to be vulnerable is a rationale in the majority of the cases examined.1 Second, this rationale is translated in many cases into a combination of interventions in agricultural pricing and procurement alongside a distribution mechanism that protects consumers of these commodities through subsidized prices. Third, although food security may be the overriding concern in the majority of consumer food subsidy programs, the choice of commodities often includes nonbasic food items, such as sugar, and nonfood items, such as kerosene, tea, salt, and soap, which have also been considered essential commodities and therefore were included in the subsidy. 1988 2024-11-21T09:53:26Z 2024-11-21T09:53:26Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161091 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kumar, Shubh K.; Alderman, Harold. 1988. Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies. In Food subsidies in developing countries: costs, benefits, and policy options. Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Ed.) Chapter 3. Pp. 36-48. Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161091 |
| spellingShingle | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies nutrition Kumar, Shubh K. Alderman, Harold Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies |
| title | Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies |
| title_full | Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies |
| title_fullStr | Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies |
| title_short | Food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer-oriented food subsidies |
| title_sort | food consumption and nutritional effects of consumer oriented food subsidies |
| topic | subsidies developing countries food aid agricultural policies nutrition |
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