How the global food crisis is hurting the children

This report assesses the impact of the rise in food prices on a rural community in North Bangladesh. Save the Children studied the income and nutrition situation of households in the region in 2005 and 2006. After the food crisis, the situation in the same region in November 2008 was analysed. The aim was to understand how the food price crisis affected a rural community in Bangladesh, how households responded to the crisis and the impact of actions undertaken by the government or other organisations to respond the issue.

After reviewing the assessment method, the report presents the statistical results in terms of household income and child nutrition. A last part discusses the results, the impact of the price rise and solutions that governments and other organisations can bring.

 Save the Children - April 2009