What do we know about the future of food systems in Central and West Asia and North Africa?

Aymen Frija

Chapter 19 in What do we know about the future of food systems?, 2025-07-21, pp p. 109-114 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: The subregions of Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) will continue to import around 50 percent of domestic food requirements by 2050. Natural resources will continue to degrade in the CWANA region until 2050 and beyond. Agrifood systems transformation in CWANA can be facilitated by fast-tracking technology transfer approaches, leading to sustainable productivity growth. Foresight analyses are needed to generate scenarios of agrifood system transformation in CWANA, with a focus on reducing trade and importation risks related to international market volatility.

Keywords: food systems; imports; natural resources management; resource depletion; forecasting; technology transfer; water scarcity; nutrition; agricultural productivity; Africa; West and Central Africa; Northern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-07-21
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