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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Country-level analysis: Iran War increasing global poverty and food insecurity
Impacts of high fuel and fertilizer prices continue to reverberate.
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Women as shock absorbers: Gendered costs of the global fuel and fertilizer crisis
High prices from the Iran war are increasing inequities.
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Can cash and therapy work in conflict settings? Evidence from Ethiopia
Confronting the vicious cycle of poverty and mental health problems.
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How fertilizer policies could exacerbate Hormuz price shocks
Decisions on quotas and subsidies could have significant market impacts.
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The Iran war: Farmers in Brazil and Argentina face rising fertilizer and energy prices
The Strait of Hormuz closure reverberates through the food system.
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Iran war regional impacts: Growing food security risks in Afghanistan
A shock that may trigger humanitarian disaster.