Nutrition

Seasonal deprivation in the Sahel is large, widespread, but it can be anticipated and addressed

In April 20202, Action Against Hunger published a report presenting a set of measures designed to mitigate the impacts of the upcoming food crisis. The report started with a statement that is…

Stephanie Brunelin, Jonathan Lain|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Nutrition

Smarter taxation can help boost government revenue and health outcomes

Taxing goods, such as tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages that cause health-related problems and generate harm to individuals as well as to society at large can reduce consumption of…

Marcello Estevão|
Debt, Health, Nutrition

Reimagining social protection systems in the Caribbean

This year, the World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 40 percent of the population – or 2.8 million people - in the English-speaking Caribbean struggle to access adequate food and remain food…

Lilia Burunciuc|
Agriculture and Food, Nutrition, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

The Persistent Food Crisis and Inflation in the West Africa Region: A golden opportunity for Benin?

The increasing food deficit and demand from neighboring countries, such as Nigeria, Niger, and Burkina Faso, have put enormous pressures on the local and regional food markets. The West Africa…

Nazaire Idrissou Houssou, Erick Abiassi, Chakib Jenane|
Agriculture and Food, Nutrition, Trade

These urgent actions are needed to protect Latin Americans from the global food price crisis

Households have skipped meals because they cannot afford them or because they lack the resources to buy them. This problem is of particular concern in the Andean, Caribbean, and Central American…

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Hira Channa, Michael Morris|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Nutrition, Poverty
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