The deal, put in place almost a year before, was scheduled for its fourth renewal. Within hours of the announcement, Russia launched a missile attack on the port of Odesa. The following day, Russian missile attacks on key Ukraine grain handling facilities sent wheat futures prices to their largest one-day rise since February 2022. A cargo insurer operating under the agreement reportedly suspended its coverage of Ukraine Black Sea grain shipments.
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Global Food Security
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sparking fears of a global food crisis, IFPRI responded rapidly to the need for information and policy advice to address the crisis. From the first moments of the conflict, a new IFPRI blog series provided critical information and insights into the impacts on food security, caused by rising food, fertilizer, and fuel prices and trade disruptions, for vulnerable countries and regions.
Institutionalizing an Environment-Economic Policy Modeling Framework in the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR)
The Climate Change Information Center (CCIC) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MoLR) in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) conducted a one-week training course on the International Model for the Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT). The training took place at the Climate Change Information Center (CCIC) between 29 January and 2 February 2023. more than 2o of MALR'S researchers received the training on the IMPACT model.
Vacancy: Research Analyst
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant for a one-year, renewable appointment in its Egypt Office. The Senior Research Assistant will have a Master’s degree or its equivalent in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Statistics or closely related fields, and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience. The successful candidate will work with senior research staff in evaluating programs and policies, with a focus on social protection and agriculture interventions in Yemen and other research support activities related to IFPRI’s work in the Middle East and North Africa region.
فعاليات إطلاق سلسلة ندوات حول إقامة الجسور بين الأدلّةَ والسياسات
تشهد منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا تراجع معدل الأمن الغذائي بسبب تداعيات الحرب الدائرة في أوكرانيا والصراع الجاري في السودان والأزمات الممتدة التي يتعرض لها اليمن والتضخم العالمي الحادث في أسعار المواد الغذائية، علماً بأن مصر تندرج ضمن قائمة البلدان التي يشتد تضرّرها منها[1]. ووفق البنك الدولي، يُقدر معدل انعدام الأمن الغذائي في عام ٢٠٢٣ بنحو ٦,٤٪ من المصريين، وهو ما يُمثل ٦,٩ مليون نسمة تعاني من سوء التغذية في مصر. [2] وفضلاً عن ذلك، يطرح موضوع الأمن الغذائي المزيد من التحديات أمام الأمهات والأطفال، حيث يتسبب نقص التغذية السليمة خلال فترة الحمل أو في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة في ارتفاع مخاطر الإصابة بالتقزُّم والهزال وتراجع نواتج التعليم.[3]
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