food security

What will it take to improve global food security?

Cash transfers improve food security for up to two years, but without an increase in food expenditures and non-agricultural income

Food scarcity decreases trust among Tanzanian farmers, reducing the resilience of affected communities

While academics and policymakers prefer unconditional cash transfer to the poor, they value in-kind transfers that protect against price fluctuations

Creating village-level cooperatives to buy grain from outside sources and sell it locally reduced nutritional stress, especially among the young

We produce enough food to feed every single person alive, yet global food insecurity is rising. Arif Husain discusses why and the way forward.

Arif Husain, Chief Economist at World Food Programme, on using the best and latest technology to gather evidence to respond to humanitarian crises.*