Poverty Orientated Agricultural and Rural Development

Food price surges and poverty in urban Colombia: New evidence from household survey data

“…1 Moreover, this survey showed a consistent correlation between food insecurity and poverty and with high food expenditures across different household structures, ethnicity, incomes, and place of residence (ICBF, 2005). Poor people in developing countries spend much more of their incomes on food (roughly 75 to 80 percent) than middle income people in industrialized countries (15 to 20 percent) (Brandt and Otzen, 2007). The negative relationship between disposable income and food expenditure share -Engel's law -can help explain why even temporary movements in prices have considerable negative effects on poor households.…”

“…The higher the share of resources destined to food acquisition, the higher the risk of entitlement failure (Maxwell and 1 Food insecurity is defined in the ENSIN following adaptations of international measures by Alvarez et al (2006), in relation to the availability of money to buy food, the decrease in quantities or meals consumed and the experience of hunger by members of the household. Smith, 1992), even putting at risk for loss of health or life of the poorest in developing countries (Brandt and Otzen, 2007).…”

Dimensions of the funding programmes for sustainable rural development in Romania

“…Basic social infrastructure (health and education systems, finance and credit provision etc) is also much less developed than in urban areas. These factors affect the quality of life in rural areas, hamper economic development, increase outmigration, and exacerbate health and environmental problems (Brandt 2007). The rural economy is highly dependent on agriculture and forestry, with low development of alternative activities, and lower incomes than urban areas.…”