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The World Bank Group’s collaborations with the humanitarian and development partners on food and nutrition security (FNS) have culminated in the establishment of the Global Alliance for Food Security. The GAFS was...

Highlights: The Kenyan economy was significantly affected by the global supply chain disruptions stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The macroeconomic impacts were largely driven by global...

Russia’s war in Ukraine and the related fallout have created a challenging external environment for the post-pandemic recovery of low-income countries (LICs). Food and commodity prices linger at elevated...

The latest IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis focuses on the entire population of Guatemala's 22 departments, totaling 17.6 million people. From March to May 2023, around...

WFP’s work in Bangladesh started in 1974 in the early days after independence when it supported the Government and people of Bangladesh to cope with the impact of natural disasters like cyclones...

Highlights on food aspects: High global food and energy prices are increasing inflationary pressures, pushing the Government to maintain costly measures to contain the rise in...

Highlights: The surge in energy and food prices that started in the summer of 2020 represents a terms of trade loss for importing countries. It also implies a loss of real income...

Findings The prices of wheat in Mozambique have been affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. This was expected as Mozambique imports most of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine, and the scarcity created...

Findings Wheat prices appear to have been affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. This was expected because Zimbabwe imports 22% of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine, and...

This staff working document aims at analysing the main drivers affecting food security from both the supply and demand sides. Relying on an evidence-based approach, this document provides a factual...