As discussed in an earlier post, fertilizer prices have increased drastically, up 230% between May 2020 and May 2022.
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Like people, plants need a multitude of nutrients to thrive.
According to the OECD’s recently released 2021 Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Report, governments of some 54 countries provide transfers to agriculture totaling about $720 billion annually.
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy developments and decisions of the past year, and looks ahead to 2019.
2019 Global food policy report: Regional developments: Central Asia
Food security in Central Asia continues to be largely shaped by international commodity markets and developments in the region’s major trading partners.
2019 Global food policy report: Regional developments: Central Asia [in Russian]
Продовольственная безопасность в Центральной Азии по-прежнему во многом определяется международными товарными рынками и событиями в странах, являющи- мися крупнейшими торговыми партнерами этого региона.
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy developments and decisions of the past year, and looks ahead to 2019.
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy developments and decisions of the past year, and looks ahead to 2019.
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy developments and decisions of the past year, and looks ahead to 2019.
Food policy indicators: Tracking change
IFPRI develops and shares global public goods, including datasets and indicators, as part of its mission to provide research-based policy solutions that sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition.
2018 was a somber and unpredictable year, not only for food and nutrition security, but also for global political stability and international development.
Employment and livelihoods: Connecting Africa’s rural and urban areas for rural revitalization
Improvements in rural employment opportunities, both on-farm and off-farm, are essential to rural revitalization.
Poverty, hunger, and malnutrition: Challenges and breakthroughs for rural revitalization
The first two Sustainable Development Goals call to end poverty, hunger, and malnutrition by 2030. This chapter looks at trends in rural poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and the potential to put the world on course to meet these SDGs.
Rural revitalization requires that all members of society, including women, be able to participate in and benefit from growth and transformation of rural areas.
Rural areas are critical to the provision of ecosystem services.
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019.
Investing in three aspects of governance, examined in this chapter, is critical for rural revitalization. First, appropriate and predictable laws and regulations are fundamental to economic growth and development.
Rural development is a top priority of the European Union (EU), designated as one of two pillars under the Common Agricultural Policy since 2000. The EU’s multisectoral approach includes a variety of activities described in this chapter.
At the regional and country level, developments in 2018 had important repercussions for food security and nutrition.
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy developments and decisions of the past year, and looks ahead to 2019.