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IFPRI country studies indicate the pandemic is leading to much larger and more rapid contractions of economic activity than seen in previous crises.

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IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon is participating in a webinar hosted by Harvard’s Medical School on the neglected epidemics of India, and how COVID-19 will affect them on May 14, 2020.

The Board of Trustees of IFPRI announces the appointment of Emorn Udomkesmalee as the next chair of the Institute’s board.

Tracking the Impact of Food Export Restrictions, Food Price Spikes, and more

Modeling shows GDP and incomes—particularly among low-income households—falling dramatically.

The COVID-19 crisis is creating havoc globally. Ethiopia is affected as well. While the number of COVID-19 cases is still rather low, the Government of Ethiopia has taken several measures to reduce the possible spread of the virus. However, it is yet unclear what the impact is of these measures and of the international economic […]

IFPRI is participating in the National Bureau of Economic Research Conference (NBER) on April 30-May 1, 2020. To promote research on economic issues that involve trade and the agricultural sector, the NBER, with the support of the Economic Research Service at USDA, will convene a research conference on “Agricultural Markets and Trade Policy.” New empirical and […]

Spotting the red flag of spiking prices can speed interventions to head off bigger food security problems.

IFPRI’s Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, Rob Vos is participating in the event, “Sustainable Energy, Water, and Food Systems: What can the G20 do to promote a sustainable bioeconomy and stable food systems?” as part of the 2020 Gobal Solutions Summit on April 21, 2020. The required move from a fossil fuel-based economy […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow David Laborde Debucquet will brief members on the work that IFPRI is doing on food security and nutrition in the context of COVID-19 during the CFS Bureau and Advisory Group meeting on May 13, 2020.

There are valid reasons to doubt whether these programs provide a sustainable and cost-effective way of addressing poor nutrition.

Daily Wire published an article about global food supply and stated that The international community must act in tandem to prevent a major food shortage that will disproportionately hurt developing countries. Director General Johan Swinnen explained to the New York Times, “logistical problems in planting, harvesting and transporting food will leave poor countries exposed in the coming months, especially those reliant […]

World Trade Online reported on the new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and IFPRI (Senior Research Fellows David Laborde and Joseph Glauber) that states that the World Trade Organization negotiators should address agricultural domestic support by imposing new limits that are tied to output, capping product-specific support, providing some flexibility for developing countries and allowing countries to exempt […]

Michigan Farmer reported on possible food supply shortages US. The blog post, The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect, by Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and Division Director Marie Ruel was quoted in the article stating the COVID-19 pandemic “has all the makings of a perfect storm for global malnutrition,” with vulnerable groups in developing countries facing “a dangerous decline […]

Invest Advocate (Nigeria) published an article on trade restrictions and how Nigeria depends heavily on imports and as such, movements in exchange rates have a direct impact on consumption patterns. The article quoted from IFPRI research and the blog post, COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security, writing “at least 37 countries have enacted various forms of […]

Yahoo Life reported on a study conducted by the Rocky Mountain Institute, IFPRI, and with the support of the Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Energy and the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) which outlines the synergies between rural electrification and agricultural productivity, processing, and businesses, and the value that can flow from closely linking the two. Republished in  RMI.org, Africa […]

Food Business News published an extensive interview with Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber who stated, “the two foremost issues confronting US exporters of agricultural products in the coming months are whether China meets its purchase commitments under the phase one trade agreement and what effect the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have on world trade.” He provides various scenarios for how the […]

VOX reviewed the new eBook and quoted from a chapter written by Senior Research Fellows Will Martin and Joseph Glauber who write, “Export restrictions induce scarcity on world markets, raising prices and causing disproportionate harm to developing nations that cannot afford to compete in bidding wars. This is what happened when food export restrictions led to a spike in […]

ARA Newspaper (Spain) published an article on the current food supply. Globally, from Peru to the US, tons of vegetables and dairy are thrown in the trash while some countries limit exports. Senior Research Fellow Bart Minten stated, “Africa is heavily dependent on food imports, especially rice and cereals. Last year’s harvests were very good and there are enough reserves in […]