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The Economic Determinants of Food Security in the MENA Region

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  • Ahmet Ali Koç

    (Department of Economics, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey)

  • Oznur Ozdamar

    (Aydın Faculty of Economics, Department of Econometrics, Adnan Menderes University, Efeler, Turkey)

  • Peyman Uysal

    (Department of Economics, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse the determinants of the food insecurity examining the relationship of important economic,social and natural factors with an overall food insecurity index that derived by dividing the food imports value to the sum of total exports and the net remittance inflows. Overall analysis is made by employing panel-data methods using a dataset that covers 18MENA countries and Turkey for the period of 1990-2014.Emprical results support the evidence of the harmful effect of price increases on food security. Furthermore, significance of education related variables and fresh water withdrawals indicate that the region has had benefit from nearly 30 years investment on education and intensive water exploitation, although poor water management and great waste of irrigation will most likely have negative effects on food security in the near future.

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  • Ahmet Ali Koç & Oznur Ozdamar & Peyman Uysal, 2017. "The Economic Determinants of Food Security in the MENA Region," International Journal of Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Business Models (IJFBMBM), IGI Global, vol. 2(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jfbmbm:v:2:y:2017:i:1:p:1-19
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    1. Marina N. Rudenko, 2020. "Development of a sustainable mechanism for the economic security of the region," RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA', FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(2 suppl.), pages 33-47.
    2. Olga OVCHARENKO & Viktoriia SMIESOVA & Maryna IVANOVA & Nataliia KOVTUN & Liliya ZOLOTUKHINA, 2021. "Economic Security Management At The Meso-Level: Methodological And Legal Approach," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(1), pages 201-216, June.
    3. Yusa Djuyandi & Indra Prawira & Abdul Rauf Ridzuan, 2020. "Building sustainable non-traditional security: Lessons from COVID-19," RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA', FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(2 suppl.), pages 19-32.

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