Poverty

From plant to fork: a rapid assessment of the fertilizer and food crisis in Central America

Why are fertilizer prices so high, and what can countries in Central America do about this?

Luis Flores, Viviana Perego, Diego Arias|
Agriculture and Food, Nutrition, Poverty

Empower HER to address food and nutrition security in Africa

Food and nutrition insecurity is escalating across the world and at least 123 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be in food crisis. Measured gender differences in agricultural…

Hana Brixi, Martien van Nieuwkoop|
Agriculture and Food, Gender, Poverty

Hoping to stay in business while having to raise prices in the Kingdom of Lesotho

Like many countries around the world Lesotho has been negatively affected by the war in Ukraine. The situation has been worsened by hindered food imports due to the pandemic as well as weak…

Mantsebeng Suzan Maepe, Elita Banda|
Agriculture and Food, Poverty

The 2022 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings: Unity in a time of crises

The 2022 IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings: Unity in a time of crises

John Mackedon|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Debt, Education, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Nutrition, Poverty

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for September 16-30

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent World Bank Group working papers. It introduces four papers published in the second half of September 2022 on various topics, including paid…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team|
Climate Change, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Governance, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Urban Development
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