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Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFood policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region, 2nd Quarter 2025 | Bulletin
Digital solutions for small-scale farmers in the NENA region: opportunities and challenges
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In the second quarter of 2025, the food security situation in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region remained fragile due to ongoing conflict, relatively high food prices, and volatile agricultural production. While global food commodity prices showed marginal signs of stabilization, regional inflationary pressures and constrained access to food continued to affect vulnerable populations, especially in conflict-affected countries. At the same time, several governments in the region introduced new policy measures and investment initiatives aimed at improving agricultural resilience and food systems. Digital technologies also gained traction across NENA, offering promising tools for small-scale farmers, although gaps in infrastructure and access remain significant. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFAO journalFood policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region, 3rd Quarter 2025 | Bulletin
Financing the transformation of agrifood systems for food security and nutrition
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The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region faces a fragile food security landscape, shaped by inequality, conflict, climate extremes, and price volatility. While the FAO Food Price Index remained stable in August 2025, fertilizer costs and soaring regional food inflation continued to strain households. Prices rose an average of 33.8 percent year-on-year, with Palestine and Libya experiencing inflation close to 200 percent. Agricultural output for 2024/25 varied: Tunisia reported above-average cereal harvests, while Morocco, Algeria, and Lebanon saw sharp declines due to drought, heat, or conflict. Egypt’s irrigated systems provided stability, but long-term risks from rising temperatures persist. For 2025/26, North Africa’s wheat production is expected to grow 4.2 percent, while the Near East faces a 10.4 percent decline.Food insecurity hotspots remain severe, with famine confirmed in Gaza, affecting nearly two million people, while Yemen and Sudan face worsening crises. Governments are responding with measures such as expanding grain reserves, investing in renewable energy and climate-smart irrigation, and pursuing concessional financing. Yet limited fiscal space and subsidy distortions hinder progress. The bulletin’s focus highlights financing agrifood system transformation, stressing repurposed support, innovative financial instruments, and regional platforms like the Transformational Impact Partnership to mobilize resources and build resilience. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFood policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region. 3rd Quarter 2023 | Bulletin 2023
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No results found.Global commodities and food prices continued their downward trend in the third quarter of 2023; however, food price inflation remains a great concern in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. While the oil-exporting Gulf countries are faring well through the ongoing macroeconomic challenges, other NENA countries are struggling with high energy and input costs, economic challenges, domestic currency depreciation and serious food insecurity in the conflict zones. Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen are expected to lack the resources to deal with reported critical problems of food insecurity.
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