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 […]
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 […]
Will Plummeting Oil Prices Bring Relief in Food Prices for Consumers in the MENA Region?
March 10, 2015 By: Imed Drine, Senior Economist - Islamic Development Bank The slump in oil prices continues to upend the global economy and experts believe that this is likely to last for several years. Oil prices dropped by about 50 percent from the fourth quarter of 2014 to the first month of 2015, the second […]
