World’s poor face even pricier rice if India extends export curbs (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg writes in a piece that India’s restrictions on rice exports have already sent ripples around the world.
Bloomberg writes in a piece that India’s restrictions on rice exports have already sent ripples around the world.
The Associated Press writes in a story, "Farmer protests across Europe this week have highlighted how farmers and households are both hurting these days because of multiple factors, including persistent inflation, high intere
Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber is quoted in a Politico story about how the growing military conflict in a key trade corridor is threatening to unleash economic havoc on the global economy ahead of November.
Successful Farming quotes the IFPRI blog post on the Impacts of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global food security by senior research fellow Joseph Glauber and senior res
“India’s production [of rice] has surged over the past decade, accounting for some 40% of global shipments before the latest limits, broadly equivalent to the next four exporters combined.
Steve Linscombe, director of The Rice Foundation, in an opinion piece published by Agri-Pulse, refers to the IFPRI analysis on export restrictions.
"With duties, export bans, and other restrictions, New Delhi is harming the same developing nations it claims to want to lead,"
"Export restrictions and extreme weather are threatening the global supply of a staple commodity relied on by millions," writes the Financial Times.
What’s going on in the war: Ukraine challenges Russia, promotes new Black Sea grain transport route (elDiario.es)
Nikkei Asia quotes Abdullah Mamun, a senior research analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute, in an article analyzing
"Countries have imposed restrictions on the food they export to protect their own supplies from the combined effect of the war in Ukraine, El Nino’s threat to food production and increasing damage from climate change," writes the Associated Press.
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh on her Critical Questions publication with Joe Glauber (IFPRI) and Emma Dodd (CSIS), “Why Is Russia Blocking Ukraine’s Food Exports?”
Politics Today included the IFPRI book "The Russia-Ukraine Conflict & Global Food Security", edited by Joseph Glauber (senior research fellow) and David Laborde (formerly a senior research fellow) in its selection of most significant recent books addressing chall
The flagship Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) calls for the diversification of import sources to mitigate the adverse effects of the Ukraine crisis.
CNBC Africa interviewed John Ulimwengu, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow and the technical editor and lead researcher of the Africa Agriculture Status Report 2023, launched on September 6 at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF). .
"Across south and south-east Asia, unpredictable weather is threatening supplies of rice, a staple food for more than half the world’s population.
"Analysts say that Russia's inability to enforce a real blockade of Ukrainian ports may eventually push it to come back to a deal, as Ukrainian farmers remain the biggest losers from the lack of one", writes The New Arab.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative enabled Ukraine to export more than 30 million tonnes of grain from three Black Sea ports, but Russia withdrew from the initiative in July," writes RFI (an outlet of Agence France Presse).
"Erratic climate conditions - including the driest August in more than a century - have sent food prices spiraling above 11% in India, which is a major player in global agri-trade," writes the BBC News, India in a piece on India’s exportation of rice and other products.
"From Indian rice to Australian wheat, climate change is hitting yields, adding to food shortages and price spikes caused by the war in Ukraine. But there’s a way around it, analysts say," writes Al-Jazeera.