01662cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016700 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513596013 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Adedeji, Olumuyiwa. Natural Disasters and Food Crises in Low-Income Countries : Macroeconomic Dimensions / Olumuyiwa Adedeji, Jana Bricco, Vera Kehayova. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country's vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural indicators that are crucial for ensuring the resilience of low-income countries to adverse external shocks are equally important for minimizing the occurrence of food crisis in the event of natural disasters. Mode of access: Internet Bricco, Jana. Kehayova, Vera. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/065 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2016/065/001.2016.issue-065-en.xml IMF e-Library