Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising … impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value chain. The … global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will …

This report focuses on growing trade in food staples in the Southern and Eastern African region of Africa as one of the … concentrates on the regions two most important food staples, maize and cassava. Given the volatility of the region's rainfed maize … largest growth opportunities available to African farmers. This paper examines the impact of regional trade in food staples …

"Food policy often depends on markets and markets depend on institutions. But how good do institutions have to be … Bulgaria and the World Bank on agricultural market institutions, this paper presents evidence that performance in food markets …

drought, including the rise in food prices. To address immediate needs, the humanitarian response to the drought is being … managed by the Government of Kenya and a number of international organizations including the World Food Program (WFP), the … Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Recognizing that response needs …

Stronger regional integration has been a policy priority in Africa for several decades. Countries in Africa have …. This report looks at the monitoring of regional integration in Africa and argues that more effective monitoring processes … three presents an overview of regional trade indicators that are currently used by policy makers in Sub-Saharan Africa …

result, Africa as a whole remains a net importer of textiles and clothing even though it is a net exporter of cotton. The … future of apparel exporters in sub-Saharan Africa is, however, rather uncertain as they face two major challenges for their …

This book is the result of an extensive agenda of analytical work on regional trade integration in Africa involving … staff from various units of the Africa region of the World Bank. The aim of this volume is to provide the main messages from … provide the consensus and broad base for successful implementation of reforms. Africa is not achieving its potential in …

volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and … begins with a discussion of volatility and of the ways in which volatility affects countries, businesses, consumers and … volatility in future. This report offers suggestions for a systematic and internationally coordinated response building on the …

European Union have adopted such different policies toward genetically modified (GM) food. Their results show that when firms …

seem to prevail, continuing price volatility, and the risk of intermittent food shortages occurring repeatedly far into the …Low-income, food-deficit countries have become especially concerned about the global and national food situation over … the past three years. While the proximate cause of this heightened concern was the surge in food prices that began in 2006 …