World Hunger: Extent, Causes, and Cures

A.E. Res. 82-1

Short-term production credit in three type-of-farming areas of Missouri in 1950

"Publication authorized January 19, 1953

GLOBAL HUNGER: THE METHODOLOGIES UNDERLYING THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATES

WP 1997-14 July 1997The methodologies employed by FAD, the World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quantify the extent of global hunger during the past 50 years are examined. The methodologies are shown to be less than perfect and to contain built-in biases favoring exaggeration. They have also proved amenable to manipulation by those with a political agenda to pursue. Other approaches to measuring world hunger should therefore be sought

The Demand for Food in a Wealthier, More Populous World

WP 1999-18 August 1999This paper focuses on the global demand for food during the next 50 years and offers a simple methodology for quantifying the impact rising incomes will have on per capita demand

Behavioral Thresholds As indicators of Perceived Dietary Adequacy Or inadequacy

A.E. Res. 83-2

Recent Trends in Food Availability and Nutritional Well-Being

WP 1995-10 August 199