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Numerous structural vulnerabilities put developing regions at a disadvantage as they confront the prospect of increasingly frequent extreme shocks. Typical of these regions, South Asia had...

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected food security by disrupting supply chains through border closures Our study concentrates on South Asia and examines the interplay between...

Global economic growth is set to slow in 2023, compared with the previous year. Continued high inflation and the effects of monetary policy tightening added pressure s to economic...

At just under six percent, South Asia is expected to grow faster than any other developing country region this year—but slower than its pre-pandemic pace and not...

This policy brief examines consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war on India’s agrifood systems, focusing on impacts on staple foods and agricultural inputs, as well as the Government of India’s policy responses...

Highlights: Headline CPI inflation averaged 6.3 percent in October 2022-February 2023, a percentage lower than that in the first half of FY 22/23 (Figure 2.8). Inflation settled...

Highlights: Across goods categories, inflation of food items has gone up or stayed high, while energy-related inflation has mostly come down more, compared...

Part 2.a (p. 11-12) provides an update on food inflation which has been dampened by low base and lower inflation in oils and vegetables, as shown on figure...

Russia’s war on Ukraine shows no signs of subsidence. Its economic and societal adversities have already been felt worldwide but keep evolving, with food and energy...