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Danielle Resnick

Danielle Resnick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her research focuses on the political economy of agricultural policy and food systems, governance, and democratization, drawing on extensive fieldwork and policy engagement across Africa and South Asia.

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Addressing Food Security in Central Asia: The cases of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

Central Asia Program (CAP)

March 1, 2023

  • 10:00 – 11:15 am (America/New_York)
  • 4:00 – 5:15 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 8:30 – 9:45 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Food security is a concern in some parts of Central Asia. In Turkmenistan, food rationing and shortages have been reported regularly since at least 2017. In Tajikistan, 1/3 of the total population is currently estimated to be food-insecure, and the majority of the population spends between 70% and 80% of its income on food.

Focusing on these two case studies of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, renowned specialists will discuss the challenges to food security posed by the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and climate change.

IFPRI Participant

  • Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow / Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI