Food prices are falling on world markets, but not on kitchen tables (Associated Press)
"Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high," writes the Associated Press News.
"Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high," writes the Associated Press News.
"The breadbasket of Europe, Ukraine, has for years exported vast quantities of grain through the Black Sea.
"Some 28 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain have been exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative since last July, including to poor countries facing the brunt of the world’s spiraling food crisis.
"According to IFPRI, while Uganda has one of the highest soil nutrient depletion rates in the world, it has one of the lowest rates of annual inorganic fertilizer application – only 1.8kg per hectare compared to 2.6kg/ha world average,
Entrepreneur (Canada) stated in a story, "The sanctions implemented against Russia and Belarus in connection with the war against Ukraine have caused many nations to reconsider their s
The world is currently facing a massive food crisis that some have described as the worst since World War II, writes Globe Echo (UK).
"Most EU countries want to counter the narrative, heralded by Russia, that EU sanctions are preventing food and fertilizers from reaching food-insecure countries," writes POLITICO in an article discussing fertilizer supply issues to developing countries from Russia and Belarus.
"Diplomats are racing against time to negotiate a full extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative before it expires on Saturday, a major test for the rare wartime agreement that helped stabilize global food prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine," writes
Farm Policy News quoted Reuters in a report, writing, "Russia has proposed that a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled grains to be expo
"The World Bank in recent data shows that the domestic food price inflation in almost all low-and middle-income countries remains high across the world between October 2022 and February 2023," writes the Business Insider (Bangladesh).
Reuters reported on the effects of the war in Ukraine on global grain supplies.
The international agreement that allows Ukraine to export wheat, corn, sunflower oil and other agricultural products across the globe is set to expire on March 18.
A Japan-funded project between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has been launched, writes Citi
In a report on food security across the world since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, East Asia Forum (Australia) writes that "major food supply chains, especially for wheat, corn, an
Ghana’s school feeding program is set to receive a major boost in the coming years, writes Ghana Web.
Successful Farming, mentions the forecast made by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) last month that low producer prices and high input costs would discourage grain production in Ukraine this year.
NPR spoke with Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, on the anniversary of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to discuss how the war has affected global food security during the past year, where things stand today and why the worst predictions have not come to pass.
Within about a week of Russia crossing into eastern Ukraine in the dawn of Feb.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural system have led to unprecedented impacts on global agricultural markets, food security, and nutrition, writes CSIS in a piece on the current situation in Ukraine and how it is affecting the world.
The Western Producer (Canada) interviewed IFPRI senior research fellow Joseph Glauber for an article exploring what might happen to grain prices if the Black Sea Grain Initiative is not renewed.