Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra Poor in Bangladesh: IFPRI Research Monograph 163

Akhter U. Ahmed/ Agnes R. Quisumbing/ Mahbuba Nasreen/ John F. Hoddinott/ Elizabeth Bryan

ISBN 10: 0896291731 / ISBN 13: 9780896291737

Published by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2009

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248 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.56 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra Poor in Bangladesh: IFPRI Research Monograph 163
• Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896291731
• ISBN 13: 9780896291737
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh. The programs impacts are evaluated according to various measures, including how well transfers are delivered; which transfers beneficiaries prefer; how accurately the programs target the extremely poor; effects on food security, livelihoods, and women's empowerment; and cost effectiveness. The report identifies what has and has not worked in food and cash transfers and recommends ways of improving these programs. This study will be valuable to policymakers and others concerned with poverty reduction in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

About the Author

Akhter U. Ahmed is a senior research fellow in IFPRI's Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division.