Steve Linscombe, director of The Rice Foundation, in an opinion piece published by Agri-Pulse, refers to the IFPRI analysis on export restrictions.
“Global rice prices recently reached the highest in 15 years, according to United Nations estimates. This is especially troubling because rice is a staple food for almost half the world, and many developing countries are already experiencing high prices and increasing hunger and malnutrition due to the Russia- Ukraine conflict, COVID-19 pandemic, and extreme weather events. Worse still, there are signs that trade protectionism is on the rise, similar to what we saw during the 2008 food crisis. There are currently 41 food export restrictions from 19 countries in effect worldwide, including taxes and export bans, according to CGIAR’s International Food Policy Research Institute.”
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