Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries : Macroeconomic Dimensions /

The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country's vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural in...

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Autor principal: Adedeji, Olumuyiwa
Altres autors: Bricco, Jana, Kehayova, Vera
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/065
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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