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Public food distribution system in Bangladesh : a review of past impact studies and a plan for further analysis
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Public food distribution system in Bangladesh : a review of past impact studies and a plan for further analysis
Since its inception in 1943, the Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) in Bangladesh (then part of India), has provided foodgrains to certain target groups at reduced or zero cost.
Alwang, Jeffrey · 1991
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Abstract
This paper presents a plan for a detailed study of the effects of the various PFDS programs on the consumption and nutrition of the rural poor. The paper first describes the various PFDS delivery programs and reviews a number of past studies of PFDS effectiveness and of nutritional status in Bangladesh. A work plan for a 3-year study of PFDS impact is then presented. A key part of the work plan is a field study, which is discussed in detail. Includes bibliography. (Author abstract, modified)
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