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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...

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...

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...

Highlights The humanitarian situation, especially in the central Sahel, remained dire and was compounded by rising food and energy prices, as well as climate–related disasters, prompted by heavy rainfall...

The first half of 2022 has witnessed one of the largest shocks to global food and energy markets that the world has seen in decades. As economies rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic...

Highlights The agricultural, cereal, and export price indices closed at levels similar to those of 2 weeks ago. Domestic food price inflation continues to remain...

Highlights: Food commodity prices declined in the third quarter of 2022 from their all-time highs in April. Grain supplies will be lower this season, however...