Babu / Sanyal Food Security, Poverty and Nutrition Policy Analysis

Statistical Methods and Applications
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-08-087886-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten

Food Security, Poverty and Nutrition Analysis provides essential insights into the evaluative techniques necessary for creating appropriate and effective policies and programs to address these worldwide issues. Food scientists and nutritionists will use this important information, presented in a conceptual framework and through case studies for exploring representative problems, identifying and implementing appropriate methods of measurement and analysis, understanding examples of policy applications, and gaining valuable insight into the multidisciplinary requirements of successful implementation.
This book provides core information in a format that provides not only the concept behind the method, but real-world applications giving the reader valuable, practical knowledge.
* Identify proper analysis method, apply to available data, develop appropriate policy
* Demonstrates analytical techniques using real-world scenario application to illustrate approaches for accurate evaluation improving understanding of practical application development
* Tests reader comprehension of the statistical and analytical understanding vital to the creation of solutions for food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty-related nutrition issues using hands-on exercises

Suresh C Babu is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Capacity Strengthening at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C. Before joining IFPRI in 1992 as a Research Fellow, Dr. Babu was a Research Economist at the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Between 1989 and 1994 he spent 5 years in Malawi, Southern Africa on various capacities. He was Senior Food Policy Advisor to the Malawi Ministry of Agriculture on developing a national level Food and Nutrition Information System; an Evaluation Economist for the UNICEF-Malawi working on designing food and nutrition intervention programs; Coordinator of UNICEF/IFPRI food security program in Malawi; and a Senior Lecturer at the Bunda College of Agriculture, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANR). He has been coordinator of IFPRI's South Asia Initiative and Central Asia Program. His past research covers a range of developmental issues including nutrition economics and policy, economics of soil fertility, famine prevention, market integration, migration, pesticide pollution, groundwater depletion, and gender bias in development. He has published more than 18 books and monographs and 80 peer reviewed journal papers. He has been on the advisory board of World Agricultural Forum and a Coordinating Lead Author of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. He currently conducts research on Capacity Development including Economic Analysis of Extension and Advisory Services; Reforming of National agricultural Research Systems; Understanding Policy Process; and Institutional Innovations for Agricultural Transformation. He is or has been a Visiting as Honorary Professor of Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, American University, Washington DC, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and Zhejiang University, China. He currently serves or has served on the editorial boards of the following journals - Food Security, Food and Nutrition Bulletin, Agricultural Economics Research Review, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, African Journal of Management, and African Journal of Food, Nutrition, and Development. Dr. Babu was educated at Agricultural Universities in Tamil Nadu, India (B.S. Agriculture; M.S. Agriculture) and at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (M.S. Economics and PhD Economics).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Babu, Suresh

Sanyal, Prabuddha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Food Security, Poverty,and Nutrition PolicyAnalysis;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Preface;8
6;Introduction;10
7;Section I - Food Security Policy Analysis;22
7.1;Introduction;22
7.2;Why study food security policy analysis?;22
7.3;Chapter 1 Introduction to food security: concepts and measurement;26
7.3.1;Conceptual framework of food security;26
7.3.2;Measurement of the determinants of food security;29
7.3.3;Conclusions;33
7.3.4;Exercises;36
7.3.5;Notes;36
7.4;Chapter 2 Implications of technological change, post-harvest technology and technology adoption for improved food security - application of t-statistic;38
7.4.1;Introduction;38
7.4.2;Review of selected studies;40
7.4.3;Empirical analysis - a basic univariate approach;45
7.4.4;Policy implications;54
7.4.5;Technical appendices;56
7.4.6;Exercises;57
7.4.7;Notes;58
7.5;Chapter 3 Effects of commercialization of agriculture (shift from traditional crop to cash crop) onnbspfood consumption and nutrition - application of chi-square statistic;60
7.5.1;Introduction;60
7.5.2;A few concepts;62
7.5.3;Review of selected studies;66
7.5.4;Empirical analysis;70
7.5.5;Conclusion and policy implications;75
7.5.6;Technical appendices;78
7.5.7;Exercises;79
7.5.8;Notes;79
7.6;Chapter 4 Effects of technology adoption and gender of household head: The issue, its importance in food security - application of Cramer’s V and phi coefficient;82
7.6.1;Introduction;82
7.6.2;Review of selected studies;83
7.6.3;Empirical analysis;86
7.6.4;Conclusion and policy implications;90
7.6.5;Technical appendices;92
7.6.6;Exercises;93
7.6.7;Notes;93
7.7;Chapter 5 Changes in food consumption patterns: The issue and its importance to food security - application of one-way ANOVA;94
7.7.1;Introduction;94
7.7.2;Determinants of food consumption patterns and its importance to food security and nutritional status;96
7.7.3;Review of selected studies;97
7.7.4;Empirical analysis and main findings;101
7.7.5;Conclusion and policy implications;104
7.7.6;Technical appendices;105
7.7.7;Exercises;107
7.7.8;Notes;108
7.8;Chapter 6 Impact of market access onnbspfoodnbspsecurity - application ofnbspfactor analysis;110
7.8.1;Introduction;110
7.8.2;Assessing the linkages of market reforms on food security and productivity;111
7.8.3;Review of selected studies;113
7.8.4;Empirical analysis;115
7.8.5;Conclusion and policy implications;129
7.8.6;Technical appendices;130
7.8.7;Exercises;131
7.8.8;Notes;132
8;Section II Nutrition Policy Analysis;134
8.1;Introduction;134
8.2;Why study nutrition security?;134
8.3;What is nutrition security and why study it?;135
8.4;What interventions are desirable to improve nutritionnbspsecurity?;137
8.5;Chapter 7 Impact of maternal education and care on preschoolers’ nutrition - application of two-way ANOVA;142
8.5.1;Introduction;142
8.5.2;Conceptual framework: Linkages between maternal education, child-care and nutritional status of children;144
8.5.3;Review of selected studies;147
8.5.4;Empirical analysis;149
8.5.5;Conclusion;156
8.5.6;Technical appendices;157
8.5.7;Exercises;159
8.5.8;Notes;160
8.6;Chapter 8 Indicators and causal factors of nutrition - application of correlation analysis;162
8.6.1;Introduction;162
8.6.2;Review of selected studies;163
8.6.3;Empirical analysis and main findings;166
8.6.4;Conclusion and policy implications;173
8.6.5;Exercises;174
8.6.6;Notes;174
8.7;Chapter 9 Effects of individual, household and community indicators on child’s nutritional status - application of simple linear regression;176
8.7.1;Introduction;176
8.7.2;Conceptual framework and indicators of nutritional status;177
8.7.3;Review of studies on the determinants of child nutritional status;183
8.7.4;Empirical analysis and main findings;186
8.7.5;Conclusion;193
8.7.6;Exercises;194
8.7.7;Notes;195
8.8;Chapter 10 Maternal education and community characteristics as indicators of nutritional status of children - application ofnbspmultivariate regression;196
8.8.1;Introduction;196
8.8.2;Selected studies on the role of maternal education and community characteristics on child nutritional status;197
8.8.3;Empirical analysis;201
8.8.4;Conclusions;216
8.8.5;Exercises;217
8.8.6;Notes;218
9;Section III - Special Topics on Poverty, Nutrition and Food Policy Analysis;220
9.1;Introduction;220
9.2;Chapter 11 Predicting child nutritional status using related socioeconomic variables - application of discriminant function analysis;222
9.2.1;Introduction;222
9.2.2;Conceptual framework: linkages between women’s status and child nutrition;223
9.2.3;Review of selected studies;225
9.2.4;Empirical analysis and main findings;229
9.2.5;Conclusions;241
9.2.6;Technical appendix: discriminant analysis;242
9.2.7;Exercises;248
9.2.8;Notes;249
9.3;Chapter 12 Measurement and determinants of poverty - application of logistic regression models;250
9.3.1;Introduction;250
9.3.2;Dimensions and rationale for measuring poverty;251
9.3.3;Indicators in measuring poverty;254
9.3.4;Construction of poverty lines using food energy intake (FEI) and cost of basic needs (CBN) approaches;256
9.3.5;Measures of poverty;263
9.3.6;Selected review of studies on determinants of poverty;267
9.3.7;Determinants of poverty - binary logistic regression analysis;271
9.3.8;Conclusions and implications;281
9.3.9;Technical appendices;281
9.3.10;Exercises;283
9.3.11;Notes;284
9.4;Chapter 13 Classifying households on food security and poverty dimensions - application of K-mean cluster analysis;286
9.4.1;Introduction;286
9.4.2;Cluster analysis: various approaches;287
9.4.3;Review of selected studies using cluster analysis;290
9.4.4;Empirical analysis: K-means clustering;292
9.4.5;Conclusion and implications;297
9.4.6;Exercises;297
9.4.7;Notes;298
9.5;Chapter 14 Household care as a determinant of nutritional status - application of instrumental variable estimation;300
9.5.1;Introduction;300
9.5.2;Review of selected studies;302
9.5.3;Empirical analysis;305
9.5.4;Conclusions;309
9.5.5;Exercises;310
9.5.6;Notes;310
9.6;Chapter 15 Achieving an ideal diet - modeling with linear programming;312
9.6.1;Introduction;312
9.6.2;Review of the literature;313
9.6.3;Linear programming model;317
9.6.4;Solution procedures;318
9.6.5;Using Solver in Excel to obtain an LP solution;321
9.6.6;Summary;324
9.6.7;Exercises;326
9.6.8;Notes;327
10;Technical Appendices;328
10.1;Appendix 1 Introduction to software access and use;330
10.1.1;Before you start;331
10.1.2;Opening a data file;331
10.2;Appendix 2 - Software information;334
10.3;Appendix 3 SPSS/PC+ environment and commands;336
10.3.1;The main SPSS window;336
10.3.2;Menus;336
10.3.3;Output window;341
10.3.4;Syntax window;341
10.4;Appendix 4 Data handling;344
10.4.1;Importing ASCII data into SPSS;345
10.4.2;Importing data from Excel;345
10.4.3;Data structure;347
10.4.4;List of useful terms;348
10.5;Appendix 5 SPSS programming basics;352
10.5.1;Using SPSS syntax;352
10.5.2;Submitting statistical procedures;354
10.5.3;Data transformation techniques;354
10.6;Appendix 6 Anthropometric indicators - computation and use;366
10.6.1;What are the indices of nutritional status of children?;366
10.6.2;Comparison of anthropometric data to reference standards and computation of Z-scores;368
10.6.3;Software programs used for computing anthropometric measures;370
10.6.4;Uses of anthropometric data;370
10.6.5;Note;371
10.7;Appendix 7 Elements of matrix algebra;372
10.7.1;Definitions;372
10.7.2;Operations with matrices;373
10.7.3;Functions of matrices;374
10.8;Appendix 8 Some preliminary statistical concepts;378
10.8.1;Principles of specification tests;378
10.9;Appendix 9 Instrumental variable estimation;382
10.9.1;Problem of bias in the least squares estimate;382
10.9.2;Properties of the IV estimator;383
10.9.3;Specification tests;383
10.9.4;When is IV estimation useful?;385
11;Statistical tables;388
12;References;402
13;Index;418