Regional dialogue on renewed policy action for the poorest and hungry in South Asia

Despite rapid income growth, South Asia has lagged behind the rest of Asia in reducing poverty and hunger. South Asia accounts for more than two-fifths of the world's poor, and although the region seems on track to meet the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving poverty and hunger by 201...

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Main Authors: Shastry, Paromita, Ahmed, Akhter, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Sharma, Manohar, Fritschel, Heidi
Format: Conference Proceedings
Language:Inglés
Published: Asian Development Bank 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161688
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author Shastry, Paromita
Ahmed, Akhter
Pandya-Lorch, Rajul
Sharma, Manohar
Fritschel, Heidi
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Fritschel, Heidi
Pandya-Lorch, Rajul
Sharma, Manohar
Shastry, Paromita
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Sharma, Manohar
Fritschel, Heidi
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description Despite rapid income growth, South Asia has lagged behind the rest of Asia in reducing poverty and hunger. South Asia accounts for more than two-fifths of the world's poor, and although the region seems on track to meet the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving poverty and hunger by 2015, it faces challenges in achieving that goal. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held a regional dialogue of policymakers and researchers, called "Renewed Policy Action for the Poorest and Hungry in South Asia," in New Delhi on December 2, 2008. Following up on the international conference "Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People" held by IFPRI in 2007 in Beijing, participants in this regional dialogue discussed two key issues: (1) how to secure inclusive income growth and (2) how to enhance the human capabilities of the poorest people. Participants shared experiences and debated how to replicate and scale up successful experiments as well as how to move from research to action and from policy to implementation.
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spelling CGSpace1616882025-11-06T06:35:36Z Regional dialogue on renewed policy action for the poorest and hungry in South Asia Shastry, Paromita Ahmed, Akhter Pandya-Lorch, Rajul Sharma, Manohar Fritschel, Heidi hunger poverty alleviation growth rural areas millennium development goals sustainability climate change agricultural development rural development Despite rapid income growth, South Asia has lagged behind the rest of Asia in reducing poverty and hunger. South Asia accounts for more than two-fifths of the world's poor, and although the region seems on track to meet the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving poverty and hunger by 2015, it faces challenges in achieving that goal. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held a regional dialogue of policymakers and researchers, called "Renewed Policy Action for the Poorest and Hungry in South Asia," in New Delhi on December 2, 2008. Following up on the international conference "Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People" held by IFPRI in 2007 in Beijing, participants in this regional dialogue discussed two key issues: (1) how to secure inclusive income growth and (2) how to enhance the human capabilities of the poorest people. Participants shared experiences and debated how to replicate and scale up successful experiments as well as how to move from research to action and from policy to implementation. 2008 2024-11-21T09:57:22Z 2024-11-21T09:57:22Z Conference Proceedings https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161688 en Open Access application/pdf Asian Development Bank International Food Policy Research Institute Shastry, Paromita; Ahmed, Akhter U.; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul; Sharma, Manohar; Fritschel, Heidi, ed. 2008. Regional dialogue on renewed policy action for the poorest and hungry in South Asia. Synopsis of the "Regional Dialogue on Renewed Policy Action for the Poorest and Hungry in South Asia" held in New Delhi, December 2, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161688
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poverty alleviation
growth
rural areas
millennium development goals
sustainability
climate change
agricultural development
rural development
Shastry, Paromita
Ahmed, Akhter
Pandya-Lorch, Rajul
Sharma, Manohar
Fritschel, Heidi
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title Regional dialogue on renewed policy action for the poorest and hungry in South Asia
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poverty alleviation
growth
rural areas
millennium development goals
sustainability
climate change
agricultural development
rural development
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