Lampietti, JulianLarson, Donald F.Battat, MichelleErekat, DanaDe Hartog, ArnoldMichaels, Sean2012-08-132012-08-132011-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10425Arab countries depend heavily on imported food, particularly wheat. Population growth, rising incomes, and climate change will only increase their dependency on wheat imports, thereby making Arab countries even more exposed to international market volatility. A recent World Bank study, 'the grain chain: food security and managing wheat imports in Arab countries,' identifies key bottlenecks in the wheat-import supply chain (WISC) and some possible remedies. Efficiency improvements to the supply chain can improve food security. This smart lesson provides a summary of the relevant issues.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOADAPTATION IN AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURECLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOMMODITYCOMMODITY MARKETSFLOURFLOUR MILLSFOOD SECURITYFOOD STAPLESFOOD SUPPLIESFOOD SUPPLYFUEL PRICESGRAINGRAINSIMPORTSINCOMEINTERNATIONAL MARKETMARKET VOLATILITYMARKETINGMILLSPOPULATION GROWTHPORTFOLIOPRICE RISKPRICE STABILIZATIONPRICE VOLATILITYRISK MANAGEMENTSEVERE WEATHERSEVERE WEATHER EVENTSSTOCKSSTORAGE CAPACITYSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSTOTAL COSTWHEATWHEAT FUTURESWHEAT PRICESWorld Bank10.1596/10425