Public investment for food & nutrition securitySteve Wiggins

Agricultural development can help:

if the right kind

Big picture & detail

Its not just about farming

Other public investment

Big picture & detail

Key messages

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Promoting agricultural

development

Consensus on Agricultural GrowthFundamental #1

Rural Investment Climate

Doesnt have to be perfect! [Rodrik]

Consensus on Agricultural Growth

Fundamental #2

Rural Public Goods

Roads, Power, Irrigation, etc.

Education, Health, Water

Research & Extension

Tricky Challenge

Failing Rural Markets

Inputs: absent, wrong type, high cost

Credit: absent

Detail: sharpening impact of agriculture on nutrition

More diverse farming

Neglected crops & animals

Home gardens and horticulture

Bio-fortification

Correct disadvantages faced by women farmers

Not just

agriculture!

Stunting1970 = 54%2010 = 29%

What made the difference?

Safe Water

Sanitation

Female in SecondarySchool

Fem/Male LE

Diet Energy Supply

Diet share from non-staples

What to do?

Invest in social infrastructure

Nutrition interventions

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Blunt instruments work

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We can sharpen them