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Addressing food security challenges faced by Near East and North Africa region due to the Ukraine crisis

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FAO. 2022. Addressing food security challenges faced by Near East and North Africa region due to the Ukraine crisis: Regional overview. Cairo.



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    Addressing food security challenges faced by Near East and North Africa region due to the Ukraine crisis
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    2022
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    The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of agricultural products, and they both play leading supply roles in global markets of foodstuffs and fertilizers, where exportable supplies are often concentrated in a handful of countries. This concentration could expose these markets to increased vulnerability to shocks and volatility. Many countries of the NENA region are heavily dependent on imported foodstuff and fertilizers from Russia and Ukraine; and thus, the current conflict puts the region at risk of shortening of food supply from Russia and Ukraine as well as raising food prices as a result of the disturbances in post-COVID-19. This document is addressing the food security challenges faced by the Near East and North Africa countries due to the war in Ukraine.
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    Addressing the water challenges in the agriculture sector in Near East and North Africa
    State of Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) thematic paper
    2022
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    The background paper entitled “Addressing the water challenges in the agriculture sector in Near East and North Africa (NENA)” is part of a series of background papers that supported the production of the regional publication "State of Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) in the Near East and North Africa Region". The paper reports on the issues, responses and monitoring progress in relation to supporting the region to maintain local agricultural production with less water.
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    Food 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
    2024
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    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.

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