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In Southern Africa, despite the eminent food crisis expected in the ensuing months, particularly in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, due to the impact of the prolonged El Niño driven drought...

Highlights: High-frequency indicators of food affordability are unavailable in LMICs. Agencies invested in food price data after 2008, but not income or wage data. We...

Rice plays a central role in the diet in Bangladesh and as a source of income for farmers. Although Bangladesh has largely liberalized international trade in rice, it maintains a public...

Sweet potato plays an important role in the food system of Papua New Guinea (PNG), accounting for over 12 percent of total calories consumed in the country (IFPRI,2023)...

This policy note first examines global trends in the trade of food and agricultural products. Next, it shows how trade and well-functioning markets can address food...

Highlights: Examined the linkage between energy prices, and economic policy uncertainty on food prices using NARDL and Wavelet Coherence Transforms. The relationship between energy prices...

Highlights: We collect a sample of more than 50,000 food demand elasticities from 444 studies. The data covers 87 countries and 14 food groups, with 10 animal...

Highlights: Policies and programs often aim to bring nutritious diets within reach of the poor. We use food prices and composition to compare least-cost diets around...

Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly increase, with quotations for vegetable oils and dairy products leading the rise, the Food...

Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the high-level event on carbon markets at COP28 EU calls for accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition at COP28