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Journal, magazine, bulletinFood policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region. 1st Quarter 2024 | Bulletin
Gender equality and women’s empowerment for inclusive food systems transformation
2024Also available in:
No results found.Global food prices have continued their downward trend in recent months, falling back almost a third from their peak in 2022 by February 2024. International wheat and corn prices have also eased, though they still remain above their pre-COVID levels; however, international rice prices have been climbing to new heights recently. Inflation continues to ease in most regional economies; the IMF (International Monetary Fund)forecasts a 14.4 percent inflation for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region for 2024. Domestic staple food prices remain elevated in the region: the food consumer price index was approximately 11 percent at the beginning of March 2024. However, in most countries of the region, prices exhibit a steady or decreasing trend, with the exception of Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, the Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, where they exhibit a moderate acceleration. -
Book (stand-alone)Policy responses to COVID-19 crisis in Near East and North Africa – keeping food and agricultural systems alive
A review based on the FAO Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) database
2021Also available in:
No results found.There have been numerous economic difficulties felt by several countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) in recent years, generating difficult and region-specific challenges for the food and agriculture systems of the region. The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent economic crisis made a bad situation worse. This report does an extensive review and analysis of policy decisions made by 19 governments in the region in response to the COVID-19 crisis, from March 2020 to May 2020. The broad range of policy decisions were reviewed based on the Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) database, complemented by information on disruptions of food and agriculture systems and related policy responses provided by regional and country offices. Results from the review indicate what were the major policy responses from most countries in the region, including common policy responses targeting consumers and producers. It further shows that the magnitude of measures implemented in the region is characterized by a somewhat foreseeable divide between oil- and gas-rich countries and all other NENA countries. Benefiting from this consolidated analysis of the regional policy response, the report draws insights and provides general recommendations that may feed the policy debate at the national, regional, and global levels, facilitating better-targeted policy support and contribute to economic recovery with coordinated policy responses across countries. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFood policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region. 1st Quarter 2023 | Bulletin 2023
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No results found.While global food and fertilizer prices have continued to withdraw from their March 2022 peaks, they remain high compared to their 2019–2021 levels. International grain quotations also remain well above their value in preceding years. Tight international grain markets, the ongoing war in Ukraine, uncertainties about the Black Sea Grain Initiative’s renewal, and currency depreciations pose risks to global food security and nutrition, especially in net food-importing Arab countries. Food prices are expected to remain high in 2023 as a result of geopolitical tensions, high energy costs, supply shortages, and weather events. Consequently, high food inflation persists in the NENA region. Section II of the Bulletin focuses on the climate change-related agricultural policies and innovations introduced by Arab countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change. These policies aim to increase production in harsh climatic conditions and improve food security while transforming food systems to be resilient against shocks induced by climate change
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