When Russian troops invaded Ukraine one year ago, the war appeared to pose a grave threat to global food security. The conflict could hardly have come at a worse moment.

The Yemen conflict, underway since early 2015, has led to an ongoing, unprecedented humanitarian emergency.

Global turmoil and supply shocks can increase a country’s vulnerability to food shortages. In the past, countries have often resorted to restrictive trade policies to address food supply disruptions.

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered global disruptions in markets for key food crops and fertilizers, threatening food security worldwide.

The sanctions imposed by the European Union, United States, Canada, and other countries on Russia and Belarus following Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine included restrictions on banking, trade, technology transfers, and specific individual

The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has roiled commodity markets and threatens global food security. Ongoing fall out from the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors have already driven up food prices.

On July 22, 2022, Ukraine and Russia reached an agreement to allow exports of grain and other agricultural products to resume from selected Ukraine Black Sea ports after months of Russian blockade.

The Russia-Ukraine war has caused significant price volatility in agricultural markets over the past year — for wheat, in particular, price levels and price volatility reached the highest levels since the 2007/08 marketing year.

Almost a year after the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, fears of a period of sustained high global food prices have subsided somewhat, but eight major concerns for food security remain.

Prior to the 1980s, information on agricultural incentives provided by governments was extremely limited and difficult to access. Much debate took place on the basis of participants’ preferred alternative facts.

IFPRI’s 2022 Annual Report presents highlights from our research work in low- and middle-income countries and on global challenges.

We investigate two important questions based on an original data set on export restrictions placed on agricultural products developed at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and focus on three crises: the 2008 food price crisis

Créée notamment pour promouvoir le commerce intra-régional de biens dans la région, la Communauté économique des États d'Afrique de l'Ouest devait aussi permettre d'y réduire l'insécurité alimentaire.

The Russia–Ukraine conflict affected the price of staple crops and spurred interest in tropical wheat production. Regional consumption patterns and trade are better placed to guide effective and sustainable food security policy strategies.

Founded by the European Union, FAO and WFP at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit, the Global Network Against Food Crises is an alliance of humanitarian and development actors working together to prevent, prepare for, and respond to food crises and

• Bundling agricultural insurance with risk-reducing agricultural technologies can lower the cost of insurance for farmers, but before implementing bundled solutions, it is important to analyze how these bundles would impact men and women diffe

The Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE) programme uses a market systems development approach to promote increased self-reliance and economic opportunities for refugees and host communities in three areas in Ethiopia: Ji

Reforming development assistance and debt relief have been main threads in Geske Dijkstra’s notable professional career.

The United Nations Food Systems Summit, aimed to move food systems transformation to the top of the global policy agenda.

Agricultural development programs often aim to increase women’s incomes and to enhance their control over family resources by offering new work opportunities, but as an unintended negative consequence, these programs may further increase women’s a