June 15, 2015 By: Abdulmajeed Al Bataly, Social Policy Advisor - Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Share URL During the past few years, the Yemeni economy encountered a series of successive crises and urgent challenges, namely, political instability and insecurity that resulted in economic and social instability. Last year (2014), the economy experienced a new […]
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 Food Security Program at the American University of Beirut: An Interdisciplinary Approach
June 02, 2015 By: Nahla Hwalla (Dean and Professor of Human Nutrition) and Rachel Bahn (Coordinator of Food Security Program) – Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut Share URL Armed with both knowledge and a commitment to working across disciplines, individuals will be better equipped to provide the MENA region with sound […]
Agricultural Research and Development Capacity in the Arab World: Positive Progress, but Challenges Remain
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 […]
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 […]
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