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: The Nutritional Benefits of Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Crises: Evidence from Yemen
This study makes use of a cluster randomized control trial that was left in place when a pilot cash-plus intervention evolved during the civil conflict into a major program within the Yemen Emergency Crisis Response program. The results provide uniquely rigorous evidence of the potential for long-run nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crisis settings.
Bread and Tea: A Look Into Yemen’s Food Security Crisis
Embroiled in an ongoing civil war since 2015, the food security situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate. According to food security experts, around two-thirds [...]
NEW PUBLICATION: Regional Developments – MENA
By Kibrom Abay, Clemens Breisinger, Dalia Elsabbagh, Hosam Ibrahim, Ahmed Kamaly, and Mariam Raouf
As in most regions, the coronavirus pandemic evolved rapidly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), starting as a health crisis in mid-March and later escalating into a large-scale economic crisis affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Beyond the devastating health impacts and death tolls from COVID-19, the pandemic has added to other serious challenges currently facing the region. These include [...]
Launch event: Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer (AIDA) guides policy makers on potential economic and social impacts
Dalia Elsabbagh, IFPRI Egypt
Investments in agriculture can have broad economic and social impacts. To help developing countries analyze those effects and promote more evidence-based decision-making, IFPRI, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the IFPRI-led CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) created the Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer (AIDA) tool.
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