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4 things we learned since kicking off our Food Security Updates
What Is Food Security and How Is the World Bank Supporting the Most Vulnerable Households?
Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Rising Food Insecurity
Latest Update – February 27, 2023
Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information from the latest month between October 2022 and January 2023 for which food price inflation data are available shows high inflation in almost all low- and middle-income countries, with inflation levels above 5% in 88.9% of low-income countries, 87.8% of lower-middle-income countries, and 93.0% of upper-middle-income countries and many experiencing double-digit inflation. In addition, about 87.3% of high-income countries are experiencing high food price inflation. The countries affected most are in Africa, North America, Latin America, South Asia, Europe, and Central Asia.
Food Security
Latest Update – December 19, 2022
Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information between August to November 2022 shows high inflation in almost all low-income and middle-income countries; 88.2% of low-income countries, 90.7% of lower-middle-income countries, and 93% of upper-middle-income countries have seen inflation levels above 5%, with many experiencing double-digit inflation. The share of high-income countries with high food price inflation has risen to 81.8%. The countries affected most are in Africa, North America, Latin America, South Asia, Europe, and Central Asia.
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Success Story: Development Finance International Inc. (DFI)
Bridging Business and Development with Netherlands’ Partners
Among DFI’s proudest accomplishments are our long-term partnerships with Dutch
organizations to address development needs and support sustainable business in emerging markets globally.
Since DFI’s inception 30 years ago, and continuing through this day, DFI has worked closely with several Dutch corporate clients, The Netherlands Embassy in Washington, DC (and around the globe) and international funders such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and other public, private and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to tackle the most pressing challenges in critical areas including food security and sustainability, healthcare, climate change, and science and technology, among others.
Food Security: Latest Update – October 17, 2022
Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information between May to
September 2022 shows high inflation in almost all low-income and middle-income countries; 88.9% of low-income countries, 91.1% of lower-middle-income countries, and 96% of upper-middle-income countries have seen inflation levels above 5%, with many experiencing double-digit inflation. The share of high-income countries with high food price inflation has risen to 85.7%.
Joint Statement: The Heads of the World Bank Group, IMF, WFP, and WTO Call for Urgent Coordinated Action on Food Security
- Proposed actions to help vulnerable countries include providing emergency food supplies and deploying financial support to households and countries; facilitating unhindered trade; investing in sustainable food production and nutrition security.
- Leaders call on the international community to support vulnerable countries through grants to cover urgent financing needs.
WASHINGTON, 13 April 2022— The Heads of the World Bank Group (WBG), International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations World Food Program (WFP), and World Trade Organization (WTO) today called for urgent action on food security. World Bank Group President David Malpass, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, WFP Executive Director David Beasley and WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued the following joint statement ahead of the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group next week:
Continue readingeC2: Endline survey for Impact Evaluation of Smallholder Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project
Deadline: 05-Jul-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The primary household survey will consist of a multi-module household survey instrument including modules on agricultural input use, modules on agricultural input use, agricultural production, sales and purchases of agricultural commodities, livestock holdings and animal products, consumption and food security, household demographics and income, and beliefs about returns to agricultural inputs. This survey is expected to take around 2 hours on average.
The selected firm will be expected to provide surveys for 1,100-1,500 households on the list provided by DIME, which are located in 100 communities across 12 counties in Liberia. Justification should be provided for households that are unavailable to be surveyed.
Ending Malnutrion in Rwanda
The following Dutch representatives of the Africa Improved Foods Program are interviewed by CNBC.
Feike Sijbesma (Royal DSM) minute 2.36
Linda Broekhuizen (FMO) minute 3.28
Anup Jagwani (IFC) minute 4.14
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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