Brinkman, Henk-JanHendrix, Cullen S.2017-06-302017-06-302010-08-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27510This paper provides a synthetic overview of the link between food insecurity and conflict, addressing both traditional (civil and interstate war) and emerging (regime stability, violent rioting and communal conflict) threats to security and political stability. In addition, it addresses the various attempts by national governments, intergovernmental organizations, and civil society to address food insecurity and, in particular, the link with conflict. It begins with a discussion of the various effects of food insecurity for several types of conflict, and discusses the interactions among political, social, and demographic factors that may exacerbate these effects. It then discusses the capabilities of states, international markets, intergovernmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to break the link between food security and conflict by focusing on mechanisms that can shield both food consumers and producers from short-term price instability. Finally, it discusses projected trends in both food insecurity and conflict and concludes with some brief comments on policies that can build resilience in light of projections of higher and volatile food prices and a changing climate.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE CHANGEACCESS TO MARKETSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITYAGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREALLOCATIONANIMAL FEEDANNUAL GROWTH RATEAPARTHEIDBONDBORDER PRICEBREADCASH CROPCASH CROPSCASSAVACEREAL PRICESCEREAL PRODUCTIONCEREALSCHILD HUNGERCIVIL WARCIVIL WARSCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOLLATERALCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY MARKETSCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITIVE MARKETSCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PRICESCONSUMER SUBSIDIESCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCOST STRUCTURECROP YIELDSCURRENCYCYCLONIC STORMSDAIRYDAMAGESDEBTSDEMAND FOR FOODDEMAND GROWTHDEMOCRACIESDEMOCRACYDEMOGRAPHICDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIVIDENDDOMESTIC MARKETSDOMESTIC PRICESDOMESTIC PRODUCTIONDOMESTIC SOURCESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC GROWTH RATESECONOMIC INEQUALITYENERGY PRICESENERGY SUBSIDIESENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSEXCHANGE MARKETSEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFAMINEFAMINESFEEDSTOCKSFINANCIAL ASSETFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MARKETSFOOD AIDFOOD ASSISTANCEFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD CRISISFOOD CROPSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD ENTITLEMENTSFOOD EXPORTSFOOD GRAINSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD MARKETSFOOD OUTPUTFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICE STABILIZATIONFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PURCHASESFOOD RATIONSFOOD RESERVESFOOD SECURITYFOOD SECURITY INITIATIVEFOOD STAPLESFOOD STOCKSFOOD SUBSIDIESFOOD SUPPLIESFOOD TRADEFOODSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFUEL SUPPLYFUTURESGOVERNMENT ACTIONSGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSGOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENTGRAIN RESERVESGRAIN SUPPLIESGRAINSGROWTH RATEGROWTH RATESHEDGE FUNDSHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RIGHTSHUNGERHUNGRYHYDROCARBONSIMPORT PRICESINCOMEINCOMESINCREASE IN CONSUMPTIONINFLATIONINFLATION RATEINFORMATION SYSTEMINPUT PRICESINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTINSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTSINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORSINSURANCEINSURANCE PRODUCTSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL TRADEJOBSLIFE EXPECTANCIESLIQUIDITYLIVELIHOODSLOCAL CURRENCIESLOCAL FOOD PRODUCTIONLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOWER PRICESMAIZEMAIZE PRODUCTIONMAJOR FOOD CROPSMARKET FAILURESMARKET FORCESMARKET PARTICIPANTSMARKET PRICESMARKETINGMEATMILLERSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNUTRITIOUS FOODOIL PRICEOIL PRICESPER CAPITA INCOMESPESTICIDESPOLICY ADVICEPOLITICAL POWERPOLITICAL STABILITYPOLITICAL SYSTEMSPORTFOLIOPORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATIONPRICE CHANGESPRICE CONTROLSPRICE INCENTIVESPRICE INCREASEPRICE INCREASESPRICE INDEXPRICE INSTABILITYPRICE RISKPRICE STABILITYPRICE STABILIZATIONPRICE VOLATILITYPRODUCER PRICESRATE OF GROWTHREGIONAL MARKETSRETAILRICERICE PRODUCTIONRISK AVERSIONRISK MANAGEMENTSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSALESSAVINGSSECURITY CONCERNSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSORGHUMSOYBEANSPECULATIVE BUBBLESSPOT PRICESSPREADSTARVATIONSTOCK MARKETSSTRATEGIC RESERVESUPPLY CHAINSSUPPLY CURVESSUPPLY SHOCKSSUPPLY SIDESURPLUSSURPLUS FOODSURPLUSESSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSWEET POTATOESTAXTHIN MARKETSTOTAL COSTSTRANSACTION COSTSURBANIZATIONVEGETABLE OILSVIRTUOUS CYCLEVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWAREHOUSEWFPWHEATWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEWORLD MARKETSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27510