November 06, 2015 By: J. Dorra Fiani, Managing Partner - Fiani Advisory, and President - Knowledge Economy Foundation Share URL The distortions created by the traders and the absence of performance of the agriculture cooperatives in most of the MENA countries have resulted in both the increasing isolation of small holder farmers as well as the […]
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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The Refugee Crisis: Europe is the Tip and the Arab Countries are the Iceberg
October 21, 2015 By: Clemens Bresinger (Sr. Research Fellow - IFPRI) and Jean-Francois Maystadt (Sr. Lecturer - Lancaster University) Share URL Despite the huge attention that the hundreds of thousands of refugees crossing the European borders is attracting, the overwhelming majority of refugees is still hosted by developing countries. In fact, all Arab countries combined hosted […]
Regional Consultation on the Middle East and North Africa Held as Part of the Event on ‘Rural Regions’ at MilanExpo
October 14, 2015 By: Cross posted from the GCARD3 Website Share URL The Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD3) took the opportunity of the event ‘Rural communities, No longer left behind: Rural and regional development in the South and North Mediterranean and the new Neighborhood Policy’ held October 4-6, 2015 in the ExpoMilan to […]
The Climate Nexus Initiative: Addressing Food Security, Water Scarcity and Social Vulnerability to Build Resilience in the Arab Region
October 14, 2015 By: Wadid Erian, Senior Advisor - Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction at The League of Arab States Share URL The Climate Nexus Initiative builds bridges among development goals, actors and initiatives, bringing forth added-value from synergies and complementarities. The so called Arab spring highlighted the importance of better understanding that social […]
Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development
October 07, 2015 By: Cross posted from the IFPRI Website Share URL With one in three people malnourished worldwide, nutrition is a powerful driver of sustainable development—it has the power to either propel the agenda forward or hold it back. Children whose growth is stunted, people who don’t get enough vitamins and minerals for a healthy […]
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