Food Security Assessment, 2008-09
by
Shahla Shapouri,
Stacey Rosen,
Birgit Meade, and
Fred Gale
Outlook No. (GFA-20) 58 pp, June 2009
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Food security in 70 developing countries is projected to deteriorate over the next decade, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. After rising nearly 11 percent from 2007 to 2008, the number of food-insecure people in the developing countries analyzed by ERS researchers is estimated to rise to 833 million in 2009, an almost 2-percent rise from 2008 to 2009. Despite a decline in food prices in late 2008, deteriorating purchasing power and food security are expected in 2009 because of the growing financial deficits and higher inflation that have occurred in recent years. Food-insecure people are defined as those consuming less than the nutritional target of 2,100 calories per day per person.
Keywords: Food security, prices, production, commercial imports, export earnings, capital inflows, remittances, foreign direct investment, food aid, developing countries
In this publication...
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Report summary, Pdf file 86 kb | HTML
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Abstract, Preface, Acknowledgments, Contents, List of Figures and Tables, and Summary, Pdf file 291 kb
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Overview: Food-Security Impact of the Financial Downturn, 2008-18,, Pdf file 265 kb
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Food Security: Regional and Country Perspectives, Pdf file 555 kb
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Developing Countries Face Urbanization Growth, Food-Security Worries, and Food-Safety Challenges, Pdf file 183 kb
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Appendix—Food Security Model: Definition and Methodology, Pdf file 87 kb
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Entire document, Pdf file 1,169 kb
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North Africa—Country Statistical Tables for North Africa (supporting data), Excel file 889 kb
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Sub-Saharan Africa—Country Statistical Tables for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), (supporting data), Excel file 3,460 kb
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Asia—Country Statistical Tables for Asia (supporting data), Excel file 2,211 kb
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Latin America and the Caribbean—Country Statistical Tables for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) (supporting data), Excel file 2,441 kb
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Commonwealth of Independent States—Country Statistical Tables for Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (supporting data), Excel file 1,884 kb
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