India's policy responses to the food price crisis were strong. Exports of basic staples were banned. Domestic support prices of wheat and rice were raised substantially. The urea price increases in global markets were absorbed through enhanced fertilizer subsidies. The government launched the...

The current situation in the agro-food market is characterized by, on the one hand, the differentiation of food market saturation, and on the other hand, by a reduction in consumer demand. The fall of the real incomes of the population has led to lower consumer demand and an increase in the...

Food security is about ensuring that all people at all times have both physical and economic access to the basic food they need. In a number of African countries chronic malnutrition and transitory food insecurity are pervasive. Like most African countries, Eritrea is also a victim of the...