Food Security and Storage in the Middle East and North Africa

In times of highly volatile commodity markets, governments often try to protect their populations from rapidly-rising food prices, which can be particularly harsh for the poor. A potential solution for food-deficit countries is to hold strategic re...

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Main Authors:	Larson, Donald F., Lampietti, Julian, Gouel, Christophe, Cafiero, Carlo, Roberts, John
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURE ARBITRAGE AVERAGE COSTS AVERAGE PRICE BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BONDS COCOA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION RATES CORN COST OF CAPITAL COST OF LIVING COUPONS CURRENCY DELIVERY MECHANISMS DEMAND CURVE DEMAND ELASTICITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCOUNT RATE DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES DUMPING ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC RESEARCH EDIBLE OILS EQUILIBRIUM PRICE EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCING FACILITY FISCAL DEFICITS FOOD AID FOOD COUPONS FOOD DELIVERY FOOD DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOOD FOR WORK FOOD INSECURITY FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCT FOOD RELIEF FOOD RESERVES FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAMPS FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD TRANSFERS FREE MARKETS FUTURE PRICES FUTURES GAME THEORY GDP GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GRAIN RESERVES GRAINS HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY IFPRI INCOME INCOMES INFLATION INPUT PRICES INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVENTORIES INVENTORY LIQUIDITY MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MARKET EQUILIBRIUM MARKET FAILURE MARKET PRICE MARKET REFORMS MARKET VOLATILITY MARKETING MEAT MILLS NATURAL DISASTER OUTPUT POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE CEILING PRICE CHANGES PRICE INCREASES PRICE LEVELS PRICE RISK PRICE RISKS PRICE STABILITY PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE SUPPORT PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE MARKETS PROTEIN PURCHASE PRICE REMOTE AREAS RESERVE RISK AVERSION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK PREMIUMS RUBBER SAFETY NETS SINGLE MARKET SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SPREAD STABILIZATION POLICY STOCKS STORAGE CAPACITY SUBSTITUTES SUGAR SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY ELASTICITY SUPPLY SHOCKS SURPLUSES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TIME VALUE OF MONEY TRADE POLICIES TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS WHEAT WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16212637/food-security-storage-middle-east-north-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6033

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Food Security and Storage in the Middle East and North Africa

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