The Nutrition Sensitivity of Food and Agriculture in South Asia

Abstract

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

The Challenge of Spatial Information Accessibility for Agricultural Policies: Case of Pakistan

“…Similarly, Tariq et al (2018) found that due to rise in temperature from 1980 to 2016, there are shifts in sowing, emergence, anthesis, and maturity for fall and spring crops. Extreme weather condition and natural disasters negatively impact agricultural yield, food production and food security (Dizon et al, 2019).…”

“…Climate change has been noted as a new threat to agriculture and food security (Ahmad, Farooq, & Umar, 2016;Gahukar, 2011). In Pakistan, India, Nepal, and China, farmers have noticed an increase in floods, landslides, drought, and disease, due to climate change (Dizon et al, 2019). These events can be attributed to a decline in the production of main crops and an increase in food insecurity (Hussain, Rasul, Mahapatra, & Tuladhar, 2016).…”

“…Agriculture is two to three times more effective at reducing poverty than other sectors (Christiaensen et al, 2011) because agriculture tends to employ more poor people (Christiaensen & Martin, 2018;Ligon & Sadoulet, 2018). Enhancing agricultural productivity can also improve food security (Dizon et al, 2019). However, the link between agricultural growth and food security is less clear (Kirk et al, 2018).…”

“…Similarly, in Bangladesh, rapid growth in rice yields improved food security situation (Headey & Hoddinott, 2016;Yu, 2012). Higher growth in agriculture can be achieved by making use of more inputs (fertilizer, seed, and the like), bringing more land under cultivation, and enhancing the productivity of inputs and agricultural land (Dizon et al, 2019). I.…”

Spatiotemporal patterns of drought, its impact on crop production and the economy in South Asia

“…Over the past 3 decades, the overall GDP of the region has increased due to agricultural growth and development spurred by the green revolution programme. However, the region has a more significant number of hunger and poor people, around two thirds of these are living in rural areas (Asim (Asim & Nawaz, 2018;Dizon, Josephson, & Raju, 2019;Paciorek, Stevens, Finucane, Ezzati, & Nutrition Impact Model Study, 2013). More than one-quarter of the population in the developing world lives in the South Asia region.…”