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Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub

Chief Agroeconomist at OCP Foundation

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub is a researcher and policy analyst specializing in agriculture and rural development. She holds a PhD in Economics and an engineering degree in agriculturaleconomics from the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences. She currently holds the position of Chief Agroeconomist at the OCP Foundation, following her previous role as Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South. She has lectured in economics and decision-making at several institutions and published extensively on agricultural investment, value chains, and irrigation. Her expertise informs agricultural policy and development across Africa and beyond.

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Genetically Modified Organisms: Promising or Problematic for Food Security? A Review of Major Developments in Selected Developing Countries - Part II
Isabelle Tsakok

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Selected experiences with GMOs in industrialized and developing countries show that the promise of bioengineering for strengthening food security cannot materialize unless and until GMOs are accepted by the vast majority of consumers as being safe and environmentally friendly. To date, the main…
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Agriculture, Food security
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Promising or Problematic for Food Security? A Review of Major Developments in Selected Industrialized Countries - Part I
Isabelle Tsakok

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Friday, January 8, 2021
Building on decades of biochemistry research, bioengineers have successfully transferred genes across species to produce living organisms (plants and animals, including fish) with desired traits. Unlike traditional breeding practiced over 10,000 years, this process takes years not centuries from…
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Agriculture, Food security
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Selective review of food security policy worldwide: what can be learned from international experiences in order to shape food security policy in africa? - Part II
Isabelle Tsakok

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Food security for all requires (i) sustained productivity growth and competitiveness, not only of agriculture but of the entire economy; (ii) a social safety net; and (iii) resilience in the face of periodic shocks. This is the central message of this review. Two popular concepts in food security…
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Economy, Trade, Agriculture, Food security, Africa
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A Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach for conducting trade-off analysis: Morocco's phosphate industry in the Khouribga region
Sang-Hyun Lee

Amjad T. Assi

Bassel Daher

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub

Rabi Mohtar
Monday, October 5, 2020
Our Senior Fellow Rabi Mohtar has co-authored with our economist, Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub along other researchers a research paper entitled « A Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach for conducting trade-off analysis: Morocco’s phosphate industry in the Khouribga region » in Hydrology and Earth…
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Commodities & Energy, Energy transition and Renewables, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Food security, Africa, Maghreb
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Selective Review of Food Security Policy Worldwide: What can be learned from international experiences in order to shape food security policy in Africa?
Isabelle Tsakok

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Thursday, June 25, 2020
We are living through unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens not only our health, but the very foundation of life itself: our food security. Now more than ever, we are forced to rethink our food security as we witness the widespread dislocations to our food system, forcing millions to…
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Agriculture, Food security, Society, Health, Inequality, Africa
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Water content in trade: a regional analysis for Morocco
Eduardo Amaral Haddad

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub

Vinicius A. Vale
Friday, April 24, 2020
This paper aims at evaluating the virtual water content in trade in an intra-country perspective and discussing potential tradeoffs between the use of natural resources and value added creation. We develop a trade-based index that reveals the relative water use intensities associated with specific…
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Economy, Trade, Commodities & Energy, Natural Resources, Africa, Maghreb
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Policy Brief
Ensuring Food Security During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Friday, April 10, 2020
Food insecurity is not a new concern. Many people around the world are already undernourished because of several factors, including climatic, economic, and political factors. Unfortunately, in times of crisis, as currently with COVID-19, food insecurity becomes more acute and requires urgent…
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Agriculture, Food security
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Paper in Academic Journals
A Nexus Approach for the MENA Region—From Concept to Knowledge to Action
Holger Hoff

Sajed Aqel Alrahaife

Rana El Hajj

Kerstin Lohr

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub

Nadim Farajalla

Kerstin Fritzsche

Guy Jobbins

Gül Özerol

Robert Schultz

Anne Ulrich
Monday, May 13, 2019
Adopting an integrated approach to the management and governance of natural resources including land, water and energy is seen as an effective way to improve the sphere of production while respecting the environment. Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub, economist at the Policy Center for the New South, was…
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Commodities & Energy, Energy transition and Renewables, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Food security, Agricultural land, Africa, Maghreb, MENA
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Annual Report, Book / Report
ATLANTIC CURRENTS 5th Edition: Overcoming the Choke Points
Abdelhak Bassou

Badr Mandri

El Mostafa Rezrazi

Eric Ntumba

Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub

Hafsat Abiola

Mbuih Zukane

Mohamed Benaïssa

Mohammed Loulichki

Otaviano Canuto

Paulo Antonio Paranagua

Rachid El Houdaigui

Rim Berahab

Soukeyna Ndiaye Ba

Tharcisse Guèdègbé

Uri Dadush

Yassine Msadfa

Younes Abouyoub

Youssef Mahmoud

Maha Skah
Thursday, December 13, 2018
The yearly Atlantic Currents publication aims to provide a detailed analysis and a fresh perspective about ongoing cultural, economic, political and security dynamics that are shaping the wider Atlantic area today. Launched in December during the Atlantic Dialogues Conference, previous editions…
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Agriculture, Food security, Africa, Atlantic
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Policy Brief
Welfare and Regional Integration Agreements: Lessons for Africa
Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub

Tharcisse Guèdègbé

Will Martin
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
In the developing world, regional integration is frequently seen as an opportunity to promote development. However, historical facts and economic literature remind us that the success of economic integration is not always guaranteed, and numerous considerations should be taken into account in…

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