Narrow Your Choices

Refine By Countries

Refine By Series

Refine By Language

Refine By Date

—

Refine By IMF Taxonomy

Refine By JEL Taxonomy

Refine by LOC Taxonomy

Refine By THEMA Taxonomy

  • Print
  • Save

Political Science > Agriculture & Food Policy

You are looking at 1 - 3 of 3 items for :

  • Type: Journal Issue x
Clear All Modify Search
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Mali: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
This Selected Issues paper focuses on climate vulnerabilities and food insecurity in Mali. Mali is extremely vulnerable to climate change and the country is already facing acute climate-related challenges from higher temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events. The impact of climate change has also contributed to a rise in food insecurity, with almost a quarter of the population expected to be either facing food insecurity or at risk of doing so by mid-2023. That is already having a hugely damaging effect on Mali’s economy and action is needed immediately to avoid a further increase in food insecurity. Building future resilience to climate change will require effective adaptation strategies in the primary sector. With climate change already adding to food insecurity in Mali, there is an urgent need to address these related issues. The country is extremely vulnerable to climate change, and food insecurity is rising. Any further increase in food insecurity has the potential to exacerbate social tensions, with the risk of further conflict. It will also have a lasting adverse impact on economic growth and poverty. There is therefore a pressing need to act immediately.
Keywords:
wage bill; Mali debt Dynamics scenario; reform priority; Customs administration website; governance diagnostic; Climate change; Food security; Wages; Public sector wages; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; Global
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund
This Joint Staff Advisory Note describes the progress made on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in Sierra Leone on the basis of the June 2008 progress report. The report analyzes key elements of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), including: macroeconomic performance; good governance, peace, and security; pro-poor sustainable growth for food security and job creation; human resource development; and monitoring and evaluation of the PRS. The progress report correctly indicates that implementation of poverty reduction programs suffered setbacks owing to weak revenue performance and delays in external budget support since late 2006.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; revenue; government; sc; policy; priority poverty-reducing program; PRS objective; poverty-reducing expenditure; monetary policy; expenditure program; crowding out poverty; fuel price hike; Job creation; Food security; Poverty reduction strategy; Civil service reform
Cover IMF Working Papers
Macroeconomics and Famine
International Monetary Fund
The aim of the paper is to shift the focus of famine analysis away from food supply towards the macroeconomic determinants of food entitlement—i.e., to the ability of individuals to purchase food. Towards this end, we develop a model to demonstrate how loose monetary and fiscal policies may give rise to famine even when there is no change in per capita food output. We illustrate our findings with a description of the 1974 Bangladesh famine.
Keywords:
WP; efficiency wage; monetary policy; exchange rate; money supply; price of food; efficiency wage model; food price; transmission mechanism; private sector; supply shock; Hunger and malnutrition; Food security; Food prices; Wages