December 10, 2017 By: Mustafa Babiker, Economist at the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran Share URL The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a diverse region characterized by fragile ecosystems and high dependency on hydrocarbon resources. This makes the region vulnerable to both the physical effects of climate change and the socioeconomic effects of measures […]
Established in 2014 and managed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Arab Food and Nutrition Security (AFNS) Blog seeks to disseminate policy-relevant discussions and insights from experts working on food and nutrition security in the MENA region.
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How Can Agriculture Contribute to Economic Development in the MENA Region?
December 05, 2017 By: José Luis Figueroa, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Share URL The recent political events in the Middle East have centered the attention of policy makers and stakeholders on efforts to promote stability in the region. However, long-term stability is unlikely to be achieved without sensible improvements in standards of living of the population, especially the poor. Reforms […]
IFAD – Universities win-win partnership grant opportunity: unlocking the analytical potential of Master’s students for better IFAD projects
November 07, 2017 By: Francesca Romana Borgia, Consultant - Policy and Technical Advisory Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Share URL Documenting good practices, gathering data, updating baselines, and analysing documents are great ways of deepening the knowledge and performance of IFAD operations, but often projects lack time and the time and resources to do […]
Cash It Out? Why Food-Based Programs Exist, and How to Improve Them
October 08, 2017 By: Ugo Gentilini (Senior Economist, World Bank), Harlod Alderman (Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI), and Ruslan Yemtsov (Lead Economist, World Bank) India’s state of Chhattisgarh faced a daunting challenge in the mid-2000s. About half of its public food distribution was leaked, meaning that it never reached the intended beneficiaries. By 2012, however, Chhattisgarh had nearly […]
Large-Scale Foreign Agricultural Investments: Still an Option for a Thirsty Gulf
September 21, 2017 By: Mai Mahmoud, Senior Research Assistant, IFPRI Egypt Share URL Water scarcity is described by the United Nations Development Programme as one of the gravest threats to human security in the Arab world. Gulf Arab states are especially vulnerable to water shortages due to limited availability of renewable water resources and escalating demands that […]
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