this reduces the likelihood of taking advantage of these services due to higher costs and longer travel times difficult terrains distance from export markets and growth centres and other geographical and sociopolitical reasons may underlie a particular region s remote location the disruption of roads markets food crops and other institutions resulting from conflicts can have an immediate and longterm impact on poverty and hunger thus peace economic growth and the creation of an equitable society are important cornerstones of an effective poverty and hunger reduction strategy in most countries the location of a household is important in determining its likelihood of experiencing poverty and hunger