Drought and Famine - Trainer's Guide - 1st edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 71 p.): PART 2: FAMINE: 31. MEASURES TO MAINTAIN FOOD SECURITY

Drought and Famine - Trainer's Guide - 1st edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 71 p.)

PART 2: FAMINE

		17. PART 2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES - FAMINE
		18. MAJOR FAMINES
		19. UNDERSTANDING FAMINE
		20. FOOD SECURITY
		21. EXERCISE
		22. CAUSES OF FAMINE
		23. FACTORS CAUSING A DECLINE IN FOOD AVAILABILITY
		24. FACTORS AFFECTING PEOPLES' ABILITY TO ACQUIRE FOOD
		25. ''FAMINES ARE, IN THEORY, PREVENTABLE''
		26. THE ROLE OF CONFLICT
		27. COMMON FACTORS INCREASING VULNERABILITY TO FAMINE
		28. COPING STRATEGIES
		29. EXERCISE
		30. FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
		31. MEASURES TO MAINTAIN FOOD SECURITY
		32. PRICE STABILIZATION
		33. FOOD SUBSIDIES
		34. EMPLOYMENT CREATION PROGRAMMES
		35. GENERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMMES
		36. SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMMES
		37. LIVESTOCK AND PASTORALIST POPULATIONS
		38. COMPLEMENTARY WATER PROGRAMMES
		39. COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH PROGRAMMES
		40. DESIGNING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMES THROUGH A MIX OF INTERVENTIONS
		41. PART 2 SUMMARY

31. MEASURES TO MAINTAIN FOOD SECURITY

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Quickly review this list of possible interventions designed to protect people's access to food. Indicate mat you will discuss each intervention in depth following this overview.

· Price stabilization
· Food subsidies
· Employment creation programmes
· General food distributions
· Supplementary feeding programmes
· Special programmes for livestock and pastoralist populations
· Complementary water and health programmes