book chapter
The concept of the global hunger index
global hunger index | 2015 | Pages: 6
Publisher(s): welthungerhilfeinternational food policy research institute (ifpri)concern worldwide
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Citation
von Grebmer, Klaus; Bernstein, Jill; de Waal, Alex; Prasai, Nilam; Yin, Sandra; Yohannes, Yisehac. 2015. The concept of the global hunger index. In 2015 Global hunger index: Armed conflict and the challenge of hunger. Chapter 1. Pp. 6-11. Bonn, Germany; Washington, D.C.; and Dublin, Ireland: Welthungerhilfe; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Concern Worldwide. http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/129683
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger globally, regionally, and by country. Each year, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) calculates GHI scores in order to assess progress, or the lack thereof, in decreasing hunger.