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Middle East Eye published an article on what to expect for Middle East countries economically after COVID-19. Senior Research Fellow Clemens Breisinger stated that Egypt is expected to suffer lost revenues this year, particularly from tourism, which generated $12.6bn (4.2 percent of GDP) in 2018-19, and from the Suez Canal of $5.7bn (1.9 percent of GDP). But these are dwarfed […]

Sohu.com (China) reported on how COVID-19 could impact food security globally. Former IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan said, “The new coronary pneumonia epidemic is a health crisis. However, if appropriate measures are not taken, it may also lead to a food security crisis.”  Republished in more than thirty media sources including ReliefWeb, Jingjiribao, East Day, 10JQKA.com (China), Chinese Economic Net, South African News (Shafaqna), China Economy.

Dunyabluteni.net (Turkey) published an article on where the poor might stand after the COVID-19 moves from country to county. In the IFPRI blogpost, How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos and Senior Research Fellows Will Martin and David Laborde estimate that any 1% contraction in the global economy will increase the number of the poor and, […]

MSN.com (Berita – Jakarta, Indonesia) reported on the rice crop for year 2020 and 2021. Experts are concerned about the status of the rice supply given COVID-19. International institutions such as IFPRI and FAO  warned that there could be an increase in global rice prices and that the rice value chain could be disrupted by the Covid-19 outbreak. Also […]

Vanguard  (Nigeria) reported on fears of a long global recession brought on by COVID-19 have also led to worries about unprecedented global food insecurity, with concerns that agricultural production may be dislocated by containment measures that constrain workers from planting, managing and harvesting critical crops. IFPRI states in the article, about 37 countries have enacted various forms […]

East Money (China) published an article on panic purchasing during the COVID-19 epidemic. The article discussed the launch of the “Global Food Policy Report 2020.”The Report points out that the rapid spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in the world and the subsequent response measures have caused people to worry about the intensification of food […]

Reuters published an op-ed by IFPRI Director General Johan Swinnen. Swinnen writes, “As the world battles the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social and economic disruption it is generating, concern about the impact it will have on food systems is growing. With many countries closing borders and shuttering economic activities to slow the spread of COVID-19, the […]

Solidaridad (the Netherlands) published an article on the global food supply and dangers ahead due to the coronavirus. The local and international chains are under pressure. Small cocoa, fruit and coffee farmers cannot get rid of their products. These groups are extremely vulnerable due to extreme poverty and a lack of proper health care and nutrition. According to […]

SuaraMerdekea.com (Indonesia) published an article on COVID-19 and food security. This food crisis will make people aware that Indonesia has not been able to meet its own food needs. Agricultural challenges include insufficient land and inadequate climate. These challenges are discussed in the 2018 IFPRI Report, Policies to support investment requirements of Indonesia’s food and agriculture development during […]

ScienceNet (China Science Daily) reported on recent export restrictions many countries have in place. Are these restrictions necessary and is there enough food? In fact, food is enough. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos has long tracked and monitored the global food market. He and several colleagues published the blogpost, COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to […]

The Center for Global Development’s weekly roundup featured the blogpost COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade by Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick that highlights dangers for informal traders during lockdowns. “African governments have a history of cracking down on informal traders, especially during public health outbreaks.” 

The Center for Global Development’s weekly roundup featured the blogpost, Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt, by Senior Research Fellow Clemens Breisinger et al. The blogpost estimates monthly GDP losses for Egypt under a range of scenarios, with estimates around 0.7 to 0.8 percent. 

USA Today reported on the potential for a food supply crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos believes that if the new Congressional stimulus package isn’t enough to sustain the purchasing power of laid-off workers, “then people may have to start saving on food and shift to cheaper and […]

New York Times published an article on how Americans are cooking at home and thinking about how they eat and source food. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “Stores weren’t anticipating the sort of stocking issues they were going to have, partly because of hoarding, but also because so many people normally rely on restaurants to feed themselves.” Republished by MSN South […]

ReliefWeb announced the launch of the new 2020 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR).  GFPR notes the rapid spread of COVID-19 and efforts to contain it are generating growing concerns that food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalized people in the developing world. To build more resilient, climate-smart, and healthy food systems that help people withstand […]

VocesLatinoamericanas.com interviewed Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program on the Spanish-language podcast heard on Soundcloud. Diaz-Bonilla discussed the local currency market and dollar market, food and drug network supply chains, and what needs to be done to successfully emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. He says, “Here survival is at stake, not the change of a government, […]

Yahoo India reported on the launch of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR). The 2020 GFPR warns food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalized people in the developing world due to the rapid spread of coronavirus. The Report also stated that policymakers must focus on building a more resilient, climate-smart, inclusive and healthy food […]

The Washington Post published an article on export restrictions and global food security. A steady rise in countries limiting or banning food exports has triggered warnings about possible disruptions to the global food supply as the world retrenches amid the coronavirus pandemic. Senior Research Fellow David Laborde stated there is no crisis yet, with global food stocks relatively high, but the […]

Daily Monitor wrote an article about the importance of agricultural production in Africa as it braces to be hit by the spread of COVID-19. Africa is not yet advanced in order to facilitate the flow of many essential needs, except with regard to the most important – food. The continent has sixty percent of global arable land and […]

AgHealth Blog published an article based on the recommendations from the blogpost, Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people by authors Bernard Bett, Delia Randolph, and Director of Agriculture for Nutrition and Health John McDermott.