The Russia-Ukraine conflict has roiled agricultural markets, particularly wheat, which has seen prices rise by 30% since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. This post focuses on the impacts of the crisis on Yemen, whose poverty, civil war, and dependence on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine make it uniquely vulnerable to the current market and supply disruptions.
NEW PUBLICATION: “Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial”
By Sikandra Kurdi, Jose Luis Figueroa, and Hosam Ibrahim Article published by John Wiley & Sons March 2020 Behavioural change communication interventions have been shown to be effective at improving infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practices. However, evidence in humanitarian response contexts is scarce. Using data on secondary outcomes of breastfeeding, water treatment, […]
حوار السياسات الغذائية خطوة هامه نحو تعزيز الأمن الغذائي والتغذوي
رايتشل بان وسيبيل اللبان، الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت
فاطمة عبد العزيز، المعهد الدولي لبحوث السياسات الغذائية
يمثل إجراء حوار نشط عن السياسات الغذائية بمشاركة عدد من الأطراف المعنية خطوة هامه نحو تعزيز الأمن الغذائي والتغذوي. وقد صارت هذه الرسالة واضحة وضوحًا بالغًا عندما عقدت فعالية إطلاق تقرير السياسات الغذائية العالمية لعام 2018 الصادر عن المعهد الدولي لبحوث السياسات الغذائية في الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت في 3 يوليو/تموز 2018.
Exclusive Interview with Dr. Santiago Levy Algazi: From Food Subsidies to Conditional Cash Transfers in Mexico
Insights and Experiences from Progresa-Oportunidades This video was presented at the IFPRI Egypt Seminar: "Economic Development, Nutrition, and Social Safety Net Reforms in Egypt"
About Egypt Strategy Support Program
The Egypt Strategy Support Program (Egypt SSP) is a policy research, capacity strengthening and communication program with the main objective to reduce poverty and to improve food and nutrition security in Egypt. Egypt SSP is joint program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas […]
