Assessment of non-linearity in calorie–income relationship in Pakistan

Shabnam, Nadia

doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.1025929

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“…These insights can potentially be very useful in the design of a poverty alleviation program [28]. Despite an apparent divergence between calorie-based poverty and income-based poverty trends, income continues to be a powerful determinant of calorie intake [29,30]. Household income plays an important role in moving out from poverty state [26].…”

Section: Urban and Rural Differences (Income Poverty Model)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rising food prices and poverty in Pakistan

Shabnam,

Aurangzeb,

Riaz

2023

PLoS ONE

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An upsurge in global food prices in 2008 led to significantly higher food prices across the developing world. Global commodity prices have since declined but still remain volatile, but at the same time local food prices remain high in many countries. This study examines the potential impacts of the rise in food prices on poverty—income based poverty and calorie-based poverty- focusing on Pakistan, and its rural and urban areas. For this purpose, we used HIES data collected in three waves 2005–06, 2007–08 and 2010–11. Price elasticities are computed using binary Logistic regression method. The study results show that price of wheat, rice, milk, meat, fruit, pulses appear to distinguish the status of a household. Price elasticities shows that urban households are hit harder than rural households in calorie-poverty model. Overall, rising food prices are likely to lead higher poverty in Pakistan, as the negative impact on net consumers outweighs the benefits to producers. Therefore, effective strategy for eliminating poverty is far more concerned with price increases. Safety net programs can be more effective, but geographic targeting and other investments to strengthen safety nets are necessary to ensure that fewer people are affected by future crises. Government policies oriented towards relieving the food price pressure on the Pakistani poor should aim at lowering the prices of wheat, rice, eggs, oil, milk, and chicken.

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Section: Urban and Rural Differences (Income Poverty Model)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rising food prices and poverty in Pakistan

Shabnam,

Aurangzeb,

Riaz

2023

PLoS ONE

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“…No study has been found in literature that explains how socioeconomic factors are useful for changes in the consumption of macronutrients between 2 different periods. Some recent studies have also focused on the pattern of food consumption in developing and developed countries [ [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] ]. Mayén et al.…”

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