Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience

Key Messages • Yemen is experiencing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises resulting from prolonged conflict, with about half the population suffering from food insecurity. • Food availability and affordability in Yemen is extremely vulnerable to external shocks because of the fragility of...

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Main Authors: Ecker, Olivier, ElAzzouzi, Adra, Kurdi, Sikandra, Qasem, Adeeb
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137212
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author Ecker, Olivier
ElAzzouzi, Adra
Kurdi, Sikandra
Qasem, Adeeb
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description Key Messages • Yemen is experiencing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises resulting from prolonged conflict, with about half the population suffering from food insecurity. • Food availability and affordability in Yemen is extremely vulnerable to external shocks because of the fragility of the national food system and its heavy dependence on food imports by the private sector and international humanitarian agencies. • A recent workshop jointly organized by IFPRI and HSA Group reviewed the state of collaboration between key actors in Yemen’s food system and discussed avenues to building strong cross-sector partnerships for ending the current food crisis and strengthening food system resilience. • Limited collaboration among the public, private, and third sectors (for example, in the form of collective action, multistakeholder partnerships) contributes to inefficiencies in food supply chains and food aid delivery. • Currently, collaborations are often ad hoc, limited to peer-to-peer partnerships, and constrained by a siloed mentality. • With a potential peace agreement, new opportunities for cross sector collaboration and strategic partnerships between food system actors are emerging. • Enhanced communication among the public, private, and third sectors is an important first step toward improving mutual understanding, building trust, exchanging critical information and ideas, and realizing opportunities for effective collective action.
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spelling CGSpace1372122025-11-06T04:42:34Z Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience Ecker, Olivier ElAzzouzi, Adra Kurdi, Sikandra Qasem, Adeeb food security shock conflicts food systems imports resilience humanitarian organizations collective action Key Messages • Yemen is experiencing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises resulting from prolonged conflict, with about half the population suffering from food insecurity. • Food availability and affordability in Yemen is extremely vulnerable to external shocks because of the fragility of the national food system and its heavy dependence on food imports by the private sector and international humanitarian agencies. • A recent workshop jointly organized by IFPRI and HSA Group reviewed the state of collaboration between key actors in Yemen’s food system and discussed avenues to building strong cross-sector partnerships for ending the current food crisis and strengthening food system resilience. • Limited collaboration among the public, private, and third sectors (for example, in the form of collective action, multistakeholder partnerships) contributes to inefficiencies in food supply chains and food aid delivery. • Currently, collaborations are often ad hoc, limited to peer-to-peer partnerships, and constrained by a siloed mentality. • With a potential peace agreement, new opportunities for cross sector collaboration and strategic partnerships between food system actors are emerging. • Enhanced communication among the public, private, and third sectors is an important first step toward improving mutual understanding, building trust, exchanging critical information and ideas, and realizing opportunities for effective collective action. 2023-11-03 2024-01-05T12:41:30Z 2024-01-05T12:41:30Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137212 en https://doi.org/10.1086/726294 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105664 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ecker, Olivier; ElAzzouzi, Adra; Kurdi, Sikandra; and Qasem, Adeeb. 2023. Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience. IFPRI Issue Brief November 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294592.
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title Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience
title_full Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience
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title_short Unlocking the power of partnership to address Yemen’s food crisis and strengthen food system resilience
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food systems
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humanitarian organizations
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