The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has roiled commodity markets and threatens global food security. Ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have already driven up food prices. Poor harvests in South America, strong global demand, and ... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Varying impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on farmer incomes: Evidence from India
Wheat producers in India suffered only minimal declines in income due to lockdown as compared to the tomato producers.
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Wheat subsidies, wheat markets and food security in Sudan: Current state and options for the future
PROJECT PAPER BY KIBROM A. ABAY, FATMA ABDELAZIZ, LINA ALAAELDIN ABDELFATTAH, CLEMENS BREISINGER, PAUL A. DOROSH, DANIELLE RESNICK, KHALID SIDDIG AND AMY WILLIAM This policy note summarizes the key findings from the following four research papers prepa... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF WHEAT POLICY IN SUDAN: A SIMULATION MODEL ANALYSIS
Working Paper BY Paul A.Dorosh Despite reforms in early 2021, including a devaluation of the currency and a liberalization of imports, there remain significant distortions in Sudan’s wheat value chain, especially related to subsidized sales prices of ... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WHEAT VALUE CHAINS IN POST-REVOLUTION SUDAN
WORKING PAPER BY: DANIELLE RESNICK flour and bread have played a central role in Sudan’s political economy throughout the country’s post-independence history. In 2019, increasing bread prices precipitated the protests that ousted the government of Omar... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office