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View article: The UN Food Systems Summit 2021: Lessons of the gender and finance levers
The UN Food Systems Summit 2021: Lessons of the gender and finance levers Open
The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), held in September of 2021, aimed to move food systems transformation to the top of the global policy agenda. An important element of the UNFSS were “levers of change,” areas of work expected …
View article: Guatemala: The impact of covid-19 and other shocks, and policy implications: Final report
Guatemala: The impact of covid-19 and other shocks, and policy implications: Final report Open
Two previous reports (Díaz Bonilla, Laborde and Piñeiro, 2021, and Diaz-Bonilla, Flores, Paz, Piñeiro, and Zandstra, 2021) covered the evolution and impacts of the pandemic on food systems in Guatemala until the time of their writing (whic…
View article: Honduras: The impact of COVID-19 and other shocks, and policy implications: Final report
Honduras: The impact of COVID-19 and other shocks, and policy implications: Final report Open
Two previous reports (Díaz Bonilla, Laborde and Piñeiro, 2021, and Diaz-Bonilla, Flores, Paz, Piñeiro, and Zandstra, 2021) covered the evolution and impacts of the pandemic on food systems in Honduras until the time of their writings (whic…
View article: Improving livelihoods and reducing outmigration from the Northern Triangle in Central America: The potential role of cash transfers in expanded social safety nets
Improving livelihoods and reducing outmigration from the Northern Triangle in Central America: The potential role of cash transfers in expanded social safety nets Open
In 2019 almost 45 million immigrants lived in the United States, or about 13.7% of the total population, approaching the record high of 14.8% in 1890. Of that total, about 77% are lawful residents (either nat-uralized, permanent residents,…
View article: Regional developments
Regional developments Open
Climate change is a truly global threat, but its impacts differ around the world. Regions and countries urgently need to identify and implement policy responses that reflect local needs and opportunities. This section examines the effects …
View article: Research for the future: Investments for efficiency, sustainability, and equity
Research for the future: Investments for efficiency, sustainability, and equity Open
The transformation of food systems is crucial for achieving multiple global objectives, including the climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience goals established in the 2015 Paris Agreement. This international treaty committed …
View article: Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Current conditions and future scenarios in developing countries
Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Current conditions and future scenarios in developing countries Open
Our 2020 report on responses to COVID-19 discussed national pandemic response plans in developing countries (Díaz-Bonilla 2020). Those integrated plans, it was argued, would require a centralized crisis-management office led by the preside…
View article: Haiti and its multiple tragedies: Much more needs to be done
Haiti and its multiple tragedies: Much more needs to be done Open
Haiti has been suffering for many decades a damaging combination of climate and natural disasters and political, economic, social, and health crises. Just in the last months there was the terrible assassination of a sitting president on Ju…
View article: Financing SGD2 and Ending Hunger
Financing SGD2 and Ending Hunger Open
Among the important tasks of the UNFSS is identifying ways to finance the transformation of the global food system. This report analyses options for financing a specific, but crucial, part of the overall food system transformation, namely …
View article: Honduras: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report
Honduras: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report Open
Due to the global pandemic generated by the COVID-19 the government of Honduras declared “state of emergency” in Feburay (“Estado de Emergencia en el Territorio Nacional a través del Decreto Ejecutivo Número PCM- 005-2020, 10 de febrero 20…
View article: Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and policy implications: Second report
Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and policy implications: Second report Open
Amid concerns about the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemala, in January 2020 decreed travel bans from China, which were later expanded to other countries. The country had the first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 13 and the firs…
View article: Honduras: The impact of covid-19 and policy implications: Second report
Honduras: The impact of covid-19 and policy implications: Second report Open
Due to the global pandemic generated by COVID-19 the government of Honduras declared a “state of emergency” in February (“Estado de Emergencia en el Territorio Nacional a través del Decreto Ejecu-tivo Número PCM- 005-2020, 10 de febrero 20…
View article: Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report
Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report Open
As most countries in the world Guatemala has been affected by COVID-19. In January 2020 the country decreed travel bans from China, which were later expanded to other countries. Still, Guatemala had the first confirmed COVID case in March …
View article: Haiti: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report
Haiti: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report Open
The country is facing a damaging combination of political, economic, social, and health crises, playing out amidst extreme uncertainty. The current situation is to a large extent the continuation of a very complex political and social hist…
View article: Public stockholdings, special safeguard mechanism and state trading enterprises: What’s food security got to do with them?
Public stockholdings, special safeguard mechanism and state trading enterprises: What’s food security got to do with them? Open
Food security has been invoked for a variety of trade policy interventions and in many trade negotiations This chapter focuses on three trade topics for which food security concerns have been mentioned as the rationale (or at least part of…
View article: Exchange rates, remittances, and competitiveness in Haiti
Exchange rates, remittances, and competitiveness in Haiti Open
The exchange rate (ER) is one of the most important macroeconomic variables in the economy, defining the price of the domestic currency in relation to a foreign currency or currencies. The level and changes (both actual and expected) of th…
View article: Guess what’s for dinner tonight? The role of packaged food and soft drinks in global obesity
Guess what’s for dinner tonight? The role of packaged food and soft drinks in global obesity Open
The percentage of population suffering from overweight or obesity is increasing worldwide, both in developed and developing countries, and for all subpopulations of age and gender (although data on the incidence of those problems seem to d…
View article: Intersectionality and addressing equity in agriculture, nutrition, and health
Intersectionality and addressing equity in agriculture, nutrition, and health Open
The UN Sustainable Development Goals were established to build a better and more sustainable future for all. Progress toward development objectives has been uneven over time, and the disadvantaged tend to suffer disproportionately, particu…
View article: Drivers and disruptors shaping the future of agriculture and the food system in LAC: Climate change and trade tensions
Drivers and disruptors shaping the future of agriculture and the food system in LAC: Climate change and trade tensions Open
Agri-food production remains vital to the economies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Food systems are rapidly changing and are driven by income growth, (urban) population growth, shifts in dietary preferences, and agricultural pro…
View article: Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community Open
These historically unprecedented times require unconventional responses. Yes, there are several examples of countries that in the past have abused “unconventional monetary approaches,” leading to high bouts of inflation, strong devaluation…
View article: Duality, urbanization, and modernization of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Duality, urbanization, and modernization of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Open
The agriculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is certainly not homogeneous, covering a variety of very different agroecological and climate zones, along a south-north axis.1 There are three large agricultural producers: B…
View article: Nutrition policies and interventions for overweight and obesity: A review of conceptual frameworks and classifications
Nutrition policies and interventions for overweight and obesity: A review of conceptual frameworks and classifications Open
The percentage of population suffering from overweight or obesity is increasing worldwide, both in developed and developing countries, and for all subpopulations of age and gender (although data on the incidence of those problems seem to d…
View article: Looking at export tariffs and export restrictions: The case of Argentina
Looking at export tariffs and export restrictions: The case of Argentina Open
Export taxes have been used in many countries. The 2007–2008 food price crisis shed light on export policies’ dangerous consequences for food security during periods of price spikes. Some countries, and Argentina in particular, implemented…
View article: Sugar taxes: An economy-wide assessment: The case of Guatemala
Sugar taxes: An economy-wide assessment: The case of Guatemala Open
This study presents an economy-wide analysis for Guatemala, considering several tax options on sugar and SSB and then tracing their differentiated general economic effects. We focus on Guatemala, considering the increasing health burden im…
View article: Financing "a sustainable food future": Some thoughts for the G20
Financing "a sustainable food future": Some thoughts for the G20 Open
Achieving a “sustainable food future” (the title of one of the three priorities identify by the government of Argentina for the 2018 G20 presidency) requires building food systems that, in line with the related sustainable Development Goal…
View article: Food security stocks: Economic and operational issues
Food security stocks: Economic and operational issues Open
The use of public food stocks for food security purposes is a hotly debated topic in international trade negotiations on agriculture within the World Trade Organization (WTO). Regardless of the legal standing of food stocks under the WTO l…
View article: External Shocks, Food Security, and Development Exploring Scenarios for Central America
External Shocks, Food Security, and Development Exploring Scenarios for Central America Open
We conduct an ex ante evaluation of the impacts of a potential global recession within the next years and the possible policy responses to support economic activity and improve social indicators in five Central American countries: Costa Ri…
View article: Volatile Volatility: Conceptual and Measurement Issues Related to Price Trends and Volatility
Volatile Volatility: Conceptual and Measurement Issues Related to Price Trends and Volatility Open
In the 1990s, policy debates focused on global price levels and whether they were too low. The last two food price spikes in 2008 and 2011 have led to renewed concerns about the impacts of high prices and shifted the focus back on food pri…