Abay K.A., Breisinger C., Glauber J., Kurdi S., Laborde D., Siddig K. (2023). The Russia-Ukraine war: implications for global and regional food security and potential policy responses. Global Food Security, 01/03/2023, vol. 36, p. 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100675
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100675
Titre : | The Russia-Ukraine war: implications for global and regional food security and potential policy responses (2023) |
Auteurs : | K.A. Abay ; C. Breisinger ; J. Glauber ; S. Kurdi ; D. Laborde ; K. Siddig |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Global Food Security (vol. 36, March 2023) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-11 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 08 - ALIMENTATION ; 8.4 - Hygiène des Aliments. Sécurité SanitaireThésaurus IAMM SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE ; UKRAINE ; FEDERATION DE RUSSIE ; CONFLIT ; GUERRE ; BLE ; REGION ; ANALYSE REGIONALE ; AFRIQUE DU NORD ; MOYEN ORIENT |
Résumé : | This paper analyzes the implications of the Russian-Ukraine war on global and regional food security. We start with a global vulnerability analysis to identify most vulnerable regions and countries. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly vulnerable to trade shocks because of its high food import dependence. Thus, we provide descriptive evidence characterizing how food systems and policies impact vulnerability to the price shock in selected MENA countries: Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen. Within these countries, we show that the crisis will differentially impact poor and non-poor households as well as rural and urban households. Although the absolute level of food insecurity may still be higher in rural areas where larger numbers of poor households are located, urban poor are likely to suffer most because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and associated hikes in food prices, especially in those countries where social protection and food subsidies are missing. We review lessons from previous food crises and identify actions needed to take (and to avoid) to protect most vulnerable countries and households in the short-term while also highlighting long-term policy options to diversify food, fertilizer and energy production and trade. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100675 |