Quantifying the cost and benefits of ending hunger and undernutrition: Examining the differences among alternative approaches

Shenggen Fan, Derek Headey, David Laborde Debucquet, Daniel Mason-D'Croz, Christopher Rue, Timothy Sulser and Keith D. Wiebe

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Abstract: This brief examines estimates produced by several recent model simulations and frameworks that focus on the cost of ending hunger as well as progress toward other development goals—estimates that range from US$7 billion to US$265 billion per year. The differences among these estimates are largely attributable to the different targeted objectives and policy questions of each modeling exercise, different investment strategies considered, and varying assumptions about the role of different sectors in reducing hunger.

Keywords: models; mathematical models; sustainable development goals; agricultural policies; agricultural research; hunger; malnutrition; nutrition; food security; poverty; climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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