FSP Blog
Featured articles
Abnormal Dry Weather and Ongoing Conflict Pose Food Security Challenges throughout Africa
Africa South of the Sahara is currently experiencing several regional challenges to food security, according to FEWS Net. These include two of the most common drivers of increased food insecurity: conflict and weather-related shocks.
Food security in the face of COVID-19: Evidence from Africa
Food security has been a significant concern for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), even before the onslaught of challenges brought about by COVID-19. As the pandemic started spreading to the region, one concern has been that of its possible impacts on food security, as the crisis has the potential to exacerbate an already fragile food security environment.
Africa’s processed food revolution and the double burden of malnutrition
This blog was originally posted on IFPRI.org. It was written by Swati Malhotra and Rob Vos from IFPRI’s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division.
Africa’s Food Security Requires Accurate Trade Statistics
This post originally appeared on telos-eu.com.
By: Antoine Bouët, Brahima Cissé and Fousseini Traoré
How should we measure food security during crises? The case of Nigeria
High-frequency monitoring of access to food has become especially important during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Food access in Nigeria, and across the globe, has significantly worsened since the start of the pandemic due to significant disruptions to food supply chains and widespread loss of income. Poor access to food can have both short- and long-term impacts on health and wellbeing and is thus an important targeting criteria.