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Food Insecurity And Gender In Turbulent Times: Evidence From New Data For Egypt

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  • Chahir Zaki

    (University of Orléans)

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The Russian war in Ukraine led to significant disruptions in trade in cereals, especially wheat and other products that are key for food security. This paper investigates the impact of the war in Ukraine on food security in Egypt through a gender lens using a newly collected dataset. The case of Egypt is of particular interest as it is a large importer of wheat; experienced other concurrent economic crises; and is among the largest economies in the Middle East and North Africa. The analysis distinguishes the impact of the war in Ukraine from other factors resulting in more fragile food security. Results indicate that the way domestic economic policies were implemented increased food insecurity caused by the war. Female headed-households and women in femaleheaded households were more strongly impacted by increasing food insecurity. Government support measures did not significantly reduce the negative implications of the war on food insecurity

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  • Chahir Zaki, 2024. "Food Insecurity And Gender In Turbulent Times: Evidence From New Data For Egypt," Working Papers 1758, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Dec 2024.
    • Handle: RePEc:erg:wpaper:1758
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