Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …, a region characterized by a high level of malnutrition. The review finds that the level and stability of food prices … play a critical part in food consumption, with rising prices affecting poor households the most. Although public food …

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … domestic food markets could magnify the initial shock. The analysis shows that, in the quarter following the outbreak of the … pandemic, the global export supply of food could decrease between 6 and 20 percent and global prices increase between 2 and 6 …

the level of animal-source food intake, but they decrease the consumption share of fish. This suggests that increased …

poverty. The comprehensive assessment for Sub-Saharan Africa reveals that undernourished women and children are spread widely … higher overall rates of undernutrition tend to have a higher share of undernourished individuals in nonpoor households. The …

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 …

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 …

Ghana has experienced a decade of solid and exceptionally high growth. Between 2005 and 2015, income nearly doubled … decompositions and growth regressions. For the comparative perspective, the paper compares Ghana with its structural and aspirational …

This paper investigates the impact of Ghana's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession on firm-level product and labor …

This paper revisits the extent of seasonality in African livelihoods. It uses 19 years of monthly food prices from 20 …. Food price seasonality is not a major contributor to food price volatility, but it does translate into seasonal variation … in caloric intake of about 10 percent among poor urban households and rural net food sellers. Rural net food …