Download or read book Food Demand and Policy Analysis for Lesotho an Application of the Almost Ideal Demand System written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Food Demand and Policy Analysis for Lesotho written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food and nutrition policy analysis, especially for a developing country, requires information on food price and expenditure elasticities. Often, such information is not readily available for different income groups. For Lesotho, this information currently does not exist. This study analyses the food consumption and nutrition of households in Lesotho by estimating a set of food demand parameters. The Lesotho government, in the process of developing the agriculture sector, aims to increase the domestic production of maize through the Food Self Sufficiency Programme (FSSP) by providing incentives to producers. The FSSP has the potential to affect prices at the consumer level for maize and maize meal. Higher maize meal prices could have adverse nutritional impacts especially for low income households. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of price and income changes on the nutritional well being of consumers with a focus on low income households. A related objective was to provide an estimate of the parameters for food demand. The Almost Ideal Demand System was used to estimate demand parameters for seven food groups: maize, other cereals, meat, milk, eggs, fats and oils, and fruits and vegetables. Data for analysis was obtained from the Household Budget Survey (HBS) that was carried out in 1986/87 by the Bureau of statistics over a twelve month period. Households were divided into low, middle and high income groups. The share equations were first estimated by imposing the homogeneity and symmetry restrictions. The null hypothesis of symmetry given homogeneity is not rejected in any of the income groups. The results of the estimation indicate that total food expenditure elasticity declines as income increases. The sign and magnitude of the elasticities indicates that all food groups are relative necessities. Expenditure elasticity of maize declines from 0.91 for the low income group to 0.47 for the high income households. The estimated demand and expend.

Download or read book CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE IN LESOTHO written by Agriculture Food and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesotho Food Security Policy and Strategic Guidelines written by Lesotho and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Summary of the Lesotho Food Security Policy written by Lesotho and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book LASA Research Report written by Lesotho Agricultural Sector Analysis Project and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesotho Food Security Policy and Strategic Guidelines written by Lesotho. Government and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The State of Poverty and Food Insecurity in Maseru Lesotho written by Crush, Jonathan and published by Southern African Migration Programme. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report on food insecurity in urban Lesotho is the latest in a series on Southern African cities issued by AFSUN. Like the previous reports, it focuses on one city (Maseru) and on poor neighbourhoods and households in that city. More than 60% of poor households surveyed in Maseru were severely food insecure. While food price increases worsen food insecurity for poor households, it is poverty that weakens the resilience of society to absorb these increases. This report argues that Maseru residents face specific and interrelated challenges with respect to food and nutrition insecurity. These are poverty; limited local livelihood opportunities; and dependence on food imports. Among AFSUN’s recommendations are improved infrastructure as a fundamental pre-condition for meaningful development; the creation of livelihood opportunities within the food system; social safety nets designed in ways that promote economic growth and equity; and free movement of labour between Lesotho and South Africa, which would dramatically improve the incomes of many poor households. The Government of Lesotho and the Maseru Municipality and District can direct both aid and investment into an integrated food security strategy that prioritizes urban infrastructure, livelihoods, welfare and mobility. This takes political will, but the development and implementation of such a food security strategy is well within the reach of the country’s leaders.

Download or read book Crop Farming in Lesotho written by D. R. Phororo and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesotho s Agriculture written by Lesotho Agricultural Sector Analysis Project and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Making Better Policies for Food Systems written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food systems around the world face a triple challenge: providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population; supporting livelihoods for those working along the food supply chain; and contributing to environmental sustainability. Better policies hold tremendous promise for making progress in these domains.

Download or read book Adjustment External Shocks and Poverty in Lesotho written by Paul A. Dorosh and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book LASA Discussion Paper Series written by Lesotho Agricultural Sector Analysis Project and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Grain Marketing Policies and Food Aid in Lesotho written by Andrew Lehlohonolo Makenete and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Integrating Land Tenure Issues Into Lesotho s Food Security Policy written by Lesotho. Commission of Inquiry on Adoption of Children in Lesotho and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network Stakehold Directory written by Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network of Southern Africa and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: