Global Trade Shocks and Geopolitical Uncertainty: Implications for Food Security in Emerging Economies
PRELIMINARY WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
Campus Luigi Einaudi Lungo Dora Siena, 100A, Torino
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Friday, December 12th 2025
Welcome and greetings
9 - 9.30 am Panelists registration
9.30 - 10 am Opening remarks and short introduction to the STAPLES project
FIRST SESSION: Effects of Trade on Food Security
10 - 11 am Keynote lecture: Racha Ramadan (University of Cairo)
11 - 11.30 am Coffee break
11.30 am - 1.30 pm: Papers presentation
Chahir Zaki (University of Orléans): Protectionism Doesn’t Protect: On Trade Policy and Food Security in the MENA Region.
Sara Balestri (University of Perugia): Unveiling Hidden Drivers: A Latent Variable Approach to Food Security Dynamics in Africa.
Antoine Castet (Centre for International Research on Environment and Development - CIRED): The conquest of the desert: Land investment in Egypt.
1.30 pm - 3 pm Light lunch
SECOND SESSION: Shock Propagation and its Repercussions in the Food Network
3 - 4 pm Keynote lecture: Davide del Prete (University of Naples Parthenope)
4 - 4.30 pm Coffee break
4.30 - 6.30 pm: Papers presentation
Stefano Schiavo (University of Trento): Food Connections: International Trade, Extreme Events and Shock Propagation.
Dela-Dem Doe Fiankor (University of Göttingen): Wheat market shocks to the export price of pasta are Not all alike.
Marta Marson (Politecnico of Milan): Agri-tech innovation: a poverty trap for African countries?
8.00 pm Dinner meeting
Saturday, December 13th 2025
THIRD SESSION: Debate on the Initial Results of the STAPLES Project
9.30 - 10.30 am Round table STAPLES - First results
10.30 - 11 am Coffee break
FOURTH SESSION: Food Insecurity as a Driver of Conflict
11 am - 12.30 am: Papers presentation
Julia Fisher (University of Lucerne): Growth in the Aftermath of War: Aid Effectiveness in Post-Conflict Locations.
Cecilia Nardi (Sapienza University of Rome): Faraway, so close: the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on political violence in Asian countries.
12.30 am - 1 pm Closing remarks
