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Sub-Saharan Africa

African Agriculture

In a time of rising global food prices, Africa produces a fraction of the world’s crops. What can be done to foster a Green Revolution in Africa?

Backgrounder by Stephanie Hanson May 27, 2008
Food and Water Security

Food Failures and Futures

Overview The cost of food is soaring, threatening many poor countries with famine. Among the most acute cases is Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis has rendered an estimated 1.5 million homeless and…

Report by Laurie Garrett May 16, 2008 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa

Water Stress in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from greater levels of water stress than many other regions in the world. Experts say wise economic development focused on infrastructure and improved treaties on water allocation are crucial to relieving this stress.

Backgrounder by Christopher W. Tatlock August 3, 2006

Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa’s Food Crisis

This publication is now archived. World’s hardest-hitIn quantitative terms, there is enough food available to feed the world’s 6.4 billion people, but 852 million people will still go hungry this yea…

Backgrounder by Mary Crane October 28, 2005
Iraq

IRAQ: Oil for Food Scandal

This publication is now archived. What is the controversy over the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program?The UN Security Council started the Oil-for-Food program in 1996 to allow Iraq to sell enough oil to pay f…

Backgrounder by Sharon Otterman October 28, 2005
Niger

Interview with John M. Staatz on Niger’s food crisis

Locust swarms and a lack of rainfall have caused severe food shortages in Niger, leaving more than 2.5 million people in danger of starving to death. John M. Staatz, an agricultural economist at Mich…

Interview with Lionel Beehner and John M. Staatz August 16, 2005