May 20, 2015 By: Gert-Jan Stads, Senior Program Manager - Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Share URL Throughout the Arab world, agricultural R&D was not a political priority for decades, but when food prices rose to record highs in 2008, governments realized they could no longer neglect agricultural investment, and started looking at ways to […]
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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Potential Contribution of Marginal Environments to Food and Nutrition Security
May 07, 2015 By: Ismahane Elouafi, Director General - International Center for Biosaline Agriculture Share URL Global food and nutrition security (FNS) is a complex, multi-faceted concept. Over time the concept has evolved to reflect a wider recognition of the complexities of the technical and policy issues involved, and modified in accordance with a common understanding […]
Caloric Adequacy is No Longer Critical to Child Nutrition in the Middle East and North Africa Region
April 22, 2015 By: Farrukh Iqbal, Chief Technical Specialist in the Office of the Chief Economist, MENA Region - World Bank Share URL The chart below shows trends in child under-nutrition among all developing country regions over the period 1990-2012. Under-nutrition is measured by the proportion of children under five who are underweight (low weight for […]
Civil War Triggers More Food Insecurity in Yemen
April 08, 2015 By: Summary of FAO’s Food Security Information System Project Update on Yemen (March 2015) - by Jacopo Bordignon Share URL There are now more hungry and poor people in Yemen as civil conflict spreads to further regions of the country. According to the most recent update of the FAO Food Security Information System Project […]
Nutrient Security: An Essential Element of Food Security
April 08, 2015 By: Nahla Hwalla (Dean), Rachel Bahn (Director of Food Security Program), Sibelle El-Labban (Senior Research Assistant) – Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut Share URL Food security does not guarantee ‘nutrient security’ Although food security encompasses availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability, nutrition security is often neglected. Nutrition security is an […]
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