The Middle East in the context of the food crisis (on the example of Jordan, Yemen, the UAE)

Abstract

The article examines the specifics of the impact of the global food crisis on the Middle East region using the examples of the three Middle Eastern states: Jordan, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. The author considers the general situation in the region in terms of food availability since the beginning of the food crisis (in 2022), as well as the situation in the countries that are the subject of this research. Special attention is paid to the study of the dynamics and the certain features of the emergence and development of the food crisis in the countries under consideration up to the presenttime. The article analyzesthe key challengesfacing Jordan, Yemen and the UAE in the field of food security in a case study format and proposes potentialsolutionsto those problems.The author also attemptsto make a forecast of the further development of the situation in the countriesin question on the basis of the solutions already adopted and implemented by the Middle Eastern countries (not only those considered in the article, but also the neighboring ones). There is a conclusion about the degree of impact of the global food crisis on Jordan, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, as well as about the short-term prospects that await the states in the context of the discussed issue.