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Food Security, Poverty, And Economic Policy In The Middle East And North Africa

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  • Richards, Alan

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In MENA, household food insecurity, which is closely related to poverty and undernourishment, is most severe in rural areas and concentrated within Iraq, Sudan, and Yemen. 25% of the MENA population may be poor and 7% undernourished. The key to increased national and household-level food security is pro-poor growth, driven by export-oriented, labor-intensive sectors. Agricultural sector policies should be subordinate to the pro-poor growth goal and not to the goal of food self-sufficiency. Such a strategy requires conflict resolution; macroeconomic stability; physical and human capital accumulation; reliance on markets and the private sector, and diffusion of ecologically friendly farming practices.

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  • Lofgren, Hans & Richards, Alan, 2003. "Food Security, Poverty, And Economic Policy In The Middle East And North Africa," TMD Discussion Papers 16274, CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iffp23:16274
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.16274
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