Conflicts and other shocks have triggered rising food insecurity and malnutrition in many places around the world. This special blog series examines how these often-overlapping crises are impacting food systems at the global, national, and local levels. Contributors also evaluate policy responses to food system shocks, with a view to finding effective approaches that enhance the resilience of both national and global food systems. The series is co-edited by Joseph Glauber, Research Fellow Emeritus, and Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General.
This blog series was initiated in February 2022 when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered trade disruptions and significant increases in international prices of energy, agricultural commodities, and fertilizer, which were already elevated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related value chain disruptions. While those impacts are still being felt, this series has expanded to incorporate posts on new conflicts, such as those in Sudan and Gaza, as well as weather-related disturbances and other food system shocks.
Latest Blog
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Development strategy under the permanent emergency: Building continuity amid crisis
The need for a new paradigm.
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How African economies are absorbing the 2026 oil price shock (so far)
Global market spikes have diverse domestic impacts.
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Iran war: From fertilizer to food crisis?
The world’s ability to maintain stable food supplies is increasingly at risk.
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Iran war supply chain disruptions: Impacts on India’s economy
An analysis shows falling GDP and incomes.
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Nigeria’s fuel, fertilizer, and food prices feel the strain of the Iran conflict
A major energy producer faces complex impacts.
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Country-level analysis: Iran War increasing global poverty and food insecurity
Impacts of high fuel and fertilizer prices continue to reverberate.