Before Crisis Hits : Can Public Works Programs Increase Food Security?

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2014-02-18T22:27:14Z
dc.date2014-02-18T22:27:14Z
dc.date2012-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:00:09Z
dc.descriptionFighting famine is basic to ending poverty and saving lives. Emergency aid, which arrives after the food has run out, isn't enough. Households most in need of emergency aid often don't have enough food during other times of the year, posing a broader challenge for devising programs that can cut hunger and build food security. Social protection programs, including grants, social assistance and public works programs are one way to transform people's lives and protect them both before and when disaster strikes. What works and under what circumstances is what policymakers and development experts want to know, especially those focused on famine breakouts in Africa and Asia. In 2003, the Ethiopian government partnered with donors and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to create a working coalition to improve food security for the poor. The result was the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), which went into effect in 2005. This program, the largest of its kind in Africa, initially targeted 7.6 million people (8 percent of Ethiopia's population) who suffered chronic food shortages and lived in areas prone to drought. Through a public works component and direct grants for those who can't work, the program aims to help households meet their food needs, keeping people fed and reducing the need to sell off productive assets. Ethiopian policymakers and international donors have long struggled with the challenge of reducing poverty amid weather shocks that disrupt harvests and threaten households with starvation. After years of emergency aid programs designed to provide short-term relief, both Ethiopia and donors wanted to create a program that could help people secure and build their lives, rather than just react to disaster. The result is Ethiopia's PSNP, which uses public works employment, social transfers and an agricultural asset-building program, to stabilize and strengthen poor households.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16728501/before-crisis-hits-can-public-works-programs-increase-food-security
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17089
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/17089
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414084
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationFrom evidence to policy;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectASSET BUILDING
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectEMERGENCY AID
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD GAP
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGES
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSHEEP
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSTARVATION
dc.titleBefore Crisis Hits : Can Public Works Programs Increase Food Security?

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