2018 was a somber and unpredictable year, not only for food and nutrition security, but also for global political stability and international development.

The irony facing many developing countries today is that increased food trade and the implications of globalization has created a situation where certain segments of the population are simply put, eating too much, while just in their proximity lie

In the developing world, regional integration is frequently seen as an opportunity to promote development.

We traced the impact of the recent price declines and considered what policy options were available to the Nigerian authorities to come up with counter measures.

The evidence demonstrating that nations gain from trade is overwhelming. However, trade liberalization can cause disruption to firms and workers, and its gains and losses are spread unevenly.

Chapter 2 examines trends and patterns in Africa’s global agricultural trade during the 1998–2013 period. The study assesses trends in overall trade volumes and values, and in the trade of key agricultural commodities.

Chapter 8 provides a brief summary of the findings of the preceding chapters, synthesizing the results and policy implications of addressing the constraints to improving Africa’s agricultural trade performance.

The Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) builds on the analyses presented in ReSAKSS’s 2013 ATOR by providing detailed descriptive assessments of the status and recent trends in Africa’s trade performance and competitiveness at the continental

Chapter 7 focuses on the outlook for expanding intra-regional trade within West Africa, the focus region of this issue, and the potential effects of expanded trade on regional food markets.

Agricultural trade performance is also affected by a host of other factors unrelated to agriculture and by the broader global context.

Nigeria confronts a prolonged period of adjustment. For more than a generation, the oil sector generated large volumes of foreign exchange.

This brief examines possible policy responses to the adjustment costs related to international trade.

In the context of the project Quantitative Foresight Modeling to Inform the CGIAR Research Portfolio, IFPRI’s International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) was linked to the global dynamic computable genera

2017 год был отмечен ростом неопределенности на фоне неоднозначных признаков прогресса.

The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted.

2017年，全球在取得不同方面进展的同时，各种不确定因素亦日趋增加。尽管世界经济复苏强劲，持续的冲突、饥荒及难民危机却导致全球饥饿人口增加。同时，在反全球化思潮的冲击下，全球格局呈现出复杂多变的态势，国际贸易和投资以及人口与知识的流动均受到阻碍。虽然在过去几十年里全球一体化加速推进了消除贫困和营养不良的进程，然而随着美国从多项重要国际协议中退出、英国退欧以及许多国家反移民言论的抬头，全球一体化进程开始出现倒退。

The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted.

Une incertitude croissante et des signes de progrès contrastés ont marqué l’année 2017.