Who's Hungry? And How Do We Know?: Food Shortage, Poverty, and Deprivation(Food and Nutrition bulletin)
By Unknown Author.
Description
This book recognizes that any attempt to reduce hunger requires a sound understanding of which people are affected. It differentiates between food shortage (regional food scarcity), food poverty (inadequate household food supplies), and food deprivation (individual malnutrition) in order to identify the causes of hunger and recommend ways to effectively target interventions. It also focuses on a critical second question--how do we know who the hungry are? The authors explain commonly-used means of measuring hunger, the assumptions embedded in these measures, and what can and cannot be concl...
ISBN(s)
9280809857, 9789280809855
