Climate change is a growing threat to our food systems, with grim implications for food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and overall well-being, especially for poor and vulnerable people around the world. The imperative for urgent action on climate change — both to achieve the major emissions reductions needed to limit global warming and to increase adaptive capacity and resilience — is drawing global attention
NEW PUBLICATION: Distributional Consequences of Wheat Policy in Sudan: a Simulation Model Analysis
Despite reforms in early 2021, including a devaluation of the currency and a liberalization of imports, there remain significant distortions in Sudan’s wheat value chain, especially related to subsidized sales prices of flatbread. This flatbread subsidy, a key component of wheat policy, is not well-targeted..
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
