In a complicated and uncertain world, identifying strategies for building policy coherence and responding to crises is an increasingly urgent task.
How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global food security?
The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has roiled commodity markets and threatens global food security. Ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have already driven up food prices. Poor harvests in South America, strong global demand, and supply chain issues have reduced grain and oilseed inventories and driven prices to their highest levels since 2011-2013. Vegetable […]
A new Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Kenya: A strong basis for evidence-based policy making
Kenya is a dynamic country and experienced rapid economic, social, and political changes over the past decade. Over the period 2009-2019, the economy grew at 5.5% per year on average and the national poverty rate declined from 46.6% in 2005/06 to 36.1% in 2015/16 (KNBS,2018; KIHBS 2015/16).
Avocados in Kenya: What’s holding back smallholder farmers
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit export, accounting for nearly one-fifth of its total horticultural exports.
Supermarket contracts boost incomes and reduce multidimensional poverty for smallholders in Kenya
As food systems in developing countries change rapidly, one important trend is the growing role of modern supermarkets in urban food retailing, with far-reaching implications for food marketing and human health. Supermarkets have complex impacts on food systems.