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 […]
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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 […]
Do High Food Prices and Droughts Fuel Conflict?
March 31, 2015 By: Highlights from Chapter 7 of the 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report - By Jacopo Bordignon The world has seen more and more conflicts in recent years, such as in Syria, Nigeria, and Yemen. What explains these conflicts and what are the root causes and effects of ongoing civil violence? The authors of […]
Working “With the Grain” to Achieve Subsidy Reform in MENA
March 25, 2015 By: Danielle Resnick, Research Fellow – Development Governance and Strategy Division, IFPRI Since many pro-poor reforms have redistributive consequences, they typically generate perceived winners and losers. Consequently, reform processes are quickly derailed when powerful stakeholders with the most to lose oppose such reforms and mobilize protests aimed at undermining government legitimacy. This traditional […]
The Arab World in 2014 and the Outlook for 2015
March 23, 2015 By: IFPRI, MENA Chapter of the 2014/15 Global Food Policy Report - summarized by Jacopo Bordignon The chapter on the Middle East and North Africa recently published in IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report asserts that stability is crucial for policy reforms of MENA countries transitioning from extended social, political, and economic turmoil. Key policy developments in the […]
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