Food security

Reforming Agricultural Subsidies for WTO Compliance and Food Security in Africa

By Larissa Ntoubia and Dr Stéphane Mbiankeu Nguea|2026-05-18T13:34:07+00:00May 18th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Larissa Ntoubia & Dr. Stéphane Mbiankeu Nguea Executive Summary Africa imports over $97 billion worth of food annually, highlighting a structural gap in domestic production. Governments have relied on input subsidies such as [...]

Inflation Threatens Food Security in Cameroon: Navigating Challenges in a Context of Poly-crisis

By Dr. Adeline Nembot and Larissa Ntoubia|2025-07-07T15:18:35+00:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , |

By Dr. Adeline M. Nembot, Larissa Ntoubia Ngapmen Despite the government’s price-stabilizing efforts, such as putting a ban on cereal’s exportation in 2021, subsidies and tax exemptions in 2023, and promotional sales on widely [...]

The impact of COVID 19 on health and food security in Cameroon

By Nkafu Policy Institute|2021-01-22T16:06:14+00:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: , , , , , |

Health and economic security are inextricably linked because the economic performance of every country is largely dependent on the health of its citizens.  This is considered as a means to attain human security. If we go by “the individual”, it will mean security of employment, income, and a given level of consumption. With the outbreak of COVID 19, people’s health is unsecured posing great risks to their income and consumption patterns due to job losses (UNDP, 2006).

The Role of Agricultural Innovation in creating Food Security for Africa

By Nkafu Policy Institute|2017-06-27T19:07:29+00:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: General, Health, Policy|Tags: , , , , |

By Caroline Nyamnjoh, MA Poverty and hunger are on the rise in Africa despite its abundant land mass and quite a large farming population. Africa still has a high population of poor and hungry citizens, [...]

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