Expert Researcher

Olivier Ecker

About

Publications: 3
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
EDUCATION
All work from Olivier Ecker
1 November 2012

Improving the Measurement of Food Security

“Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first …

Continue reading ›
1 October 2012

Nutrition Policies in Developing Countries: Challenges and Highlights

Malnutrition remains one of the major obstacles to human well-being and economic prosperity in developing countries.There are strong normative and instrumental reasons related to human and economic development to address the burden of malnutrition as a …

Continue reading ›
1 September 2011

Making Agriculture Pro-Nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania

“Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the economy. Given the sector’s role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has substantial …

Continue reading ›