Key findings: Using nationally representative household panel survey data from five sub-Saharan African countries, the article models consumer preferences and examine how nutrient...
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Modelling price of agricultural produce
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...
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This study evaluates synergies and trade-offs between agricultural export promotion and domestic food security.
Agro-export promotion markedly alters the composition of output...
The paper explores the impact of recent spikes in food prices on poverty in lower-middle income countries (LMICs). It is often claimed that food price increases negatively affect...
Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) could lessen the environmental impacts of food systems and improve food security. However, rebound effects—whereby efficiency improvements cause...
This paper begins with a survey of recent commodity price developments that highlights the magnitude of this price surge and identifies the rapid rise in wheat prices as a key element. The analysis in this paper...
Highlights Malawi’s food system is currently unable to reliably facilitate access to nutrient-adequate diets for rural families. Larger households eating shared meals face greater...
The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates the increase in acute hunger following the Ukraine conflict. We model the pass-through of price increases on global grain and energy markets...
The 21st Century has been marked by increased volatility in food prices, with global price spikes in 2007-08, 2010-11, and again in 2021-22. The impact of food inflation on the risk...
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Due to armed conflict, wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine have reduced drastically.
Analysis shows that a 1% decrease in global wheat trade can...