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Ahmed Akhter

Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Will export bans hurt UK food security? (The Grocer) 

April 09, 2020


The Grocer reported on export restrictions and the coronavirus. COVID-19’s threat to food supplies is causing some countries to get jittery, triggering painful memories of 2007-08 when export bans led to a global food shortage and price spikes. But a key difference today is that there are currently no widespread shortages of food. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber agrees. “On paper there shouldn’t be an issue. You just hope other countries don’t react.” 

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