The effect of food price upsurges on income inequality: the richest win and the poorest lose

The effect of food price upsurges on income inequality: the richest win and the poorest lose Scientific publication – February 2025 Food prices play a crucial role in shaping economic stability and social equality. While price fluctuations are common in global markets, their effects are not evenly distributed across populations. This recent paper “The effect […]
Key roundtable in Morocco – May 2025

Key Roundtable in Morocco: Challenges of the cereal sector in Morocco 17 May 2025 Agadir – Morocco In May 2025, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences (FSJES) of Ibn Zohr University in Agadir hosted a high-level roundtable entitled “Challenges of the Cereal Sector in Morocco”. The event was organized by the UIZ […]
Food security and trade resilience

Food security and trade resilience July 2024 Autor credit: ASCAME An interview with the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (2025) Food security is a critical issue across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where global crises have exacerbated existing vulnerabilities. Many countries in the region, particularly Egypt and Morocco, are highly dependent on […]
4th Fez Meknes Economic Forum – December 2024

Fès-Meknès 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 5-7 December 2024 Fès-Meknès – Morocco STAPLES Project was presented by the Fès-Meknès 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 by the partner ASCAME (Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry) under the theme “𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬: 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀-𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘰 I𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” ASCAME was one of the partners of this edition […]
Plenary meeting in Egypt – May 2024

Plenary meeting in Egypt May 2024 Giza – Egypt The STAPLES project, funded by the PRIMA Programme, marked the successful completion of its first year with a two-day project meeting hosted by the Economic Research Forum in Giza, Egypt. The event brought together representatives from ten partner institutions across Europe, Egypt, and Morocco, along with the […]