Improving Food Security in Arab Countries

Arab countries, more so than countries in any other region, are extremely vulnerable to food-price shocks. Furthermore, current projections indicate that they will be unable to meet demand with production, which will steadily increase their vulnera...

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Main Authors: Lampietti, Julian, Michaels, Sean, Magnan, Nick
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11419560/improving-food-security-arab-countries
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spelling okr-10986-109922021-04-23T14:02:53Z Improving Food Security in Arab Countries Lampietti, Julian Michaels, Sean Magnan, Nick AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE SHEET CEREAL IMPORTS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES DEMAND FOR FOOD EXPOSURE FEED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL IFPRI INCOME INCOME GROWTH LIVELIHOODS MARKET VOLATILITY POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS REGIONAL FACTORS RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL · LIVELIHOODS SAFETY NETS SECURITY RISKS STEEL SURPLUS URBANIZATION Arab countries, more so than countries in any other region, are extremely vulnerable to food-price shocks. Furthermore, current projections indicate that they will be unable to meet demand with production, which will steadily increase their vulnerability to food-price shocks. There is therefore, a need to develop policies to improve food security for all Arab countries. Food security requires a three pillar approach: pillar one consists of strengthening safety nets, while providing people with access to family planning services, and promoting education; pillar two centers around the need to enhance domestic food sources; and pillar three consists of managing market volatility. These three pillars will emerge as key factors in improving food security. Countries need to consider the way in which they can combine these three pillars to create a comprehensive and integrated strategy. 2012-08-13T13:48:41Z 2012-08-13T13:48:41Z 2009-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11419560/improving-food-security-arab-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10992 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa
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topic AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
BALANCE SHEET
CEREAL IMPORTS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
DEMAND FOR FOOD
EXPOSURE
FEED
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
IFPRI
INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
LIVELIHOODS
MARKET VOLATILITY
POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS
REGIONAL FACTORS
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL · LIVELIHOODS
SAFETY NETS
SECURITY RISKS
STEEL
SURPLUS
URBANIZATION
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
BALANCE SHEET
CEREAL IMPORTS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
DEMAND FOR FOOD
EXPOSURE
FEED
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
IFPRI
INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
LIVELIHOODS
MARKET VOLATILITY
POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS
REGIONAL FACTORS
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL · LIVELIHOODS
SAFETY NETS
SECURITY RISKS
STEEL
SURPLUS
URBANIZATION
Lampietti, Julian
Michaels, Sean
Magnan, Nick
Improving Food Security in Arab Countries
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
relation MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 3
description Arab countries, more so than countries in any other region, are extremely vulnerable to food-price shocks. Furthermore, current projections indicate that they will be unable to meet demand with production, which will steadily increase their vulnerability to food-price shocks. There is therefore, a need to develop policies to improve food security for all Arab countries. Food security requires a three pillar approach: pillar one consists of strengthening safety nets, while providing people with access to family planning services, and promoting education; pillar two centers around the need to enhance domestic food sources; and pillar three consists of managing market volatility. These three pillars will emerge as key factors in improving food security. Countries need to consider the way in which they can combine these three pillars to create a comprehensive and integrated strategy.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Lampietti, Julian
Michaels, Sean
Magnan, Nick
author_facet Lampietti, Julian
Michaels, Sean
Magnan, Nick
author_sort Lampietti, Julian
title Improving Food Security in Arab Countries
title_short Improving Food Security in Arab Countries
title_full Improving Food Security in Arab Countries
title_fullStr Improving Food Security in Arab Countries
title_full_unstemmed Improving Food Security in Arab Countries
title_sort improving food security in arab countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11419560/improving-food-security-arab-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10992
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