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Nigerian Tribune published an article stating that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with support from the USAID Nigeria Agriculture Policy Activity implemented by IFPRI and Michigan State University (MSU) have launched the new national agriculture policy, National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) 2022 – 2027. NATIP is a policy envisioned by […]

News Agency Nigeria posted an article on the launch of the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP) 2022 – 2027.  Agriculture is important to the growth and development of the economy, adding that in 2020, agriculture contributed over 25 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The new policy is a deliberate effort by […]

Bloomberg published an article on how the world is desperate to replenish grain reserves diminished by trade disruptions in the Black Sea and unfavorable weather in some of the largest growing regions. Droughts throughout the world are having a major impact on food prices globally. A US crop tour revealed the damage done by severe […]

Billions of dollars in assistance require a focus on gender.

Farmers Weekly (South Africa) published an article on how the degradation of the land had forced their livestock to compete with local wildlife for the fast-diminishing water supplies and grazing. According to the UN Environment Programme, the global food system was the primary driver of the loss of biodiversity. “Expansion of agricultural areas has been […]

India Education Diary published an article on a new research project to tackle one of the most urgent crises facing the planet: food insecurity. Approximately 276 million people worldwide are severely food insecure, and more than half a million face famine conditions. Despite the need for more secure food systems, significant knowledge gaps exist when […]

The Nation (Nigeria) published an article on markets in Africa are creating vast opportunities for economic growth. Africa’s food market, according to a World Bank report on agribusiness in Africa, may hit $939 billion by 2030. However, there is a challenge in the sector: the lingering settlement and payment gap in transactions, which is making […]

This Day Live published an article stating that according to a report by IFPRI titled “The Nigerian rice economy: Policy options for transforming production, marketing, and trade” over the past few decades, rice has become one of the leading food staples in Nigeria. It stated that given the fact that a large amount of rice […]

Guam PDN published an article on IFPRI’s latest findings on climate change from the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to IFPRI, climate changes, a growing population, rising food prices, and environmental factors have significant impacts on food security. 

News 9 Live published an article on climate change. Climate change became a mainstream issue in early 1990, and yet over the three decades, skepticism and foot-dragging by world leaders have worsened the impact, to the extent that lives and livelihoods across the globe are now at stake. The effects of global warming, like symptoms […]

Monitor (Uganda Edition) published an article stating that August 24 also marks six months since Russia launched its brutal, illegal invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, a proud, internationally engaged country, and one committed to freedom and the principles of the UN Charter, has emerged. Ukraine has become a […]

Southeast AgNet published an article stating that ships are once again sailing from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. But most of those ships with grain, sunflower, soy, and wheat were not headed to needy countries or carried grain stolen by Russia to ally Syria, and tonnage was far short of that in Ukraine silos. Senior research […]

Financial Express published an article stating that extreme heat waves, wildfires, and several other natural calamities are proof of the impacts of the changing climatic conditions. According to a survey published by IFPRI (See 2022 Global Food Policy Report). The findings of the report also revealed that South Asia is significantly lagging in terms of […]

Star Tribune published an article stating that costs are down from their peaks at the beginning of the Ukraine war but are still up compared to last year. Russia’s Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine sent a shockwave through commodity markets. The outlook for wheat prices became especially cloudy in the first months of the war after […]

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Links published an article stating protectionist policies are most pronounced in the world’s food supply chains, where they risk exacerbating global poverty. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 24 countries implemented export bans covering over 30 food items including ingredients such as wheat, sugar, and oils, according to research […]

Nature published an op-ed by senior scientist Elizabeth Bryan, deputy director of the Environment and Production Technology division Claudia Ringler, and Nicole Lefore, director at the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture in College Station on how the global effects of the Ukraine war hit girls and women the hardest, exacerbating inequalities. Aid programs must […]

Wall Street Journal published an article stating that falling prices for commodities such as wheat or corn are set to slow consumer food price increases, easing pressure on a major driver of global inflation. But economists warn it is too soon to declare victory. Markets, Trade, and Institutions division director Rob Vos said, “We’ll see […]

Financial Times published an article on how the price of nitrogen-based fertilizers, which use gas as feedstock and typically provide for up to two-thirds of the nutrients used to grow crops, has risen in line with natural gas prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They hit record highs after sanctions on Moscow, […]

Benefits of a “nudge” approach.

Virtual Event: September 27, 2022 – 09:30 AM to 11:15 AM EDT. The 2022 edition of AATM, analyzes short- and long-term trends and drivers of African agricultural trade flows. During this event speakers and discussants will review the report’s key findings and implications for next steps.