Related Publications: Food Security
Monitoring the Agri-food System in Myanmar: The rising costs of diets and declining purchasing power of casual wage laborers: June 2020–August 2023
We assess changes in food prices and purchasing power of casual wage laborers based on largescale surveys of food vendors (fielded from June 2020 until August 2023) and households (fielded in 5 periods in 2022 and 2023) in rural and urban areas an
Food insecurity: What can the world trading system do about it?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major supplier of grain to the Middle East and Africa, has triggered deep concerns over access to affordable food across the globe.
The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar 2022-23: Findings from five rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey
This working paper explores the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using 5 rounds of nationally representative household panel data collected from December 2021 to June 2023.
From re-instrumenting to re-purposing farm support policies
The world’s agrifood systems have served society well since 1798 when Malthus anonymously published An Essay on the Principle of Population.
Introduction: Political economy of food system transformation [The political economy of food system transformation: Pathways to progress in a polarized world]
In August 2022, the Razoni cargo ship, laden with 26,000 tons of grain, navigated a narrow corridor of mined waters outside Ukraine’s port of Odessa.
Hidden hunger: A global problem with local solutions
Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in many low- and middle-income countries, but tend to be most severe in children and in pregnant women, who have higher micronutrient requirements.
Biofortification: A responsible research and innovation strategy of the G20
Poor nutritional quality and micronutrient deficiency are major barriers to achieving goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (ensuring food security and nutrition for better health), especially in developing countries, including the least dev
Validating the disaster food security scale for rural U.S. populations
Although there is a large body of evidence on food security and food systems, similar research is limited in disaster settings. Rural areas are especially at risk for adverse disaster consequences.
Gender justice – a precondition for resilience
Women and girls in poorer countries are affected in particular ways by the multiple crises the world is currently facing.