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Agro Noticias (Peru) wrote in an article that the pandemic has changed the usual patterns of coffee consumption, it also represents risks in production and harvest, added to the volatility of the international price. An analysis, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals by the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and IFPRI indicates that the pandemic contributes to spikes in coffee prices and high […]

National Geographic (Portugal) published an article on feeding the world, the consumption of meats and cereals. It could be argued that, if Americans eat less beef, more grain would be available to hungry people in other latitudes. Using an economic model of the world food system, IFPRI researchers projected what would happen if the entire developed world halved its […]

Qichamao published an article on the many ways COVID-19 is having an impact on people worldwide. COVID-19’s initial impact was seen in trade and business, tourism, hospitality, catering, and the film and television industries, but now it clearly impacts individuals in more personal ways such as women’s health and reproductive concerns. The pandemic has caused immeasurable losses to […]

NBC News published a story on the congressionally authorized $19 billion bailout for farms suffering losses because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said its $16 billion in direct payments would be a “lifeline” for farmers of “all sizes and all…production.” The preliminary data suggests it has favored large, industrialized farms over smaller, diversified […]

Green Biz published an op-ed that discussed feeding the world and solving climate change problems. To do both, the world needs to produce 50 percent more food in 2050 compared to 2010 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds. While government funding has an important role to play, a new World Bank report, Revising public agricultural support to mitigate climate change found […]

Agri-Pulse published an article on the WTO and the United States. The article stated that the Trump administration is handing out so much money to farmers that the United States will blow through its spending limit under World Trade Organization rules for 2019 and likely 2020, potentially exposing U.S. farm programs to legal challenges, according to a […]

Diario Rotativo (Mexico) published an article on the campaign to recognize rural women, on July 30 the campaign #RuralWomen, Women with Rights. Rural women,  breadwinners during the health crisis, have added to their productive activities, the care, and attention to children who do not go to school, a gigantic overload of unpaid work. IFPRI along with many NGOs and […]

Paepard published an announcement on IFPRI’s July 23, 2020 virtual event, The European Green Deal: The Force of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy and Biodiversity strategy to build healthy and sustainable food systems. The announcement provided details about the event and included the video. 

Paepard published an announcement on IFPRI’s July 28, 2020 virtual event, Evolving effects of COVID-19 on poverty and food security. The announcement provided details about the event and included the video.   

Outlook POSHAN published an op-ed by Senior Communications Specialist Pratima Mathews. She writes that a diverse group of nutrition stakeholders have joined hands to ensure that COVID-19 does not derail the government’s malnutrition program. A global call for action to protect children’s right to nutrition in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has come from the UN and others. This call […]

Reliefweb published the monthly report for the maize market. Results and highlights for July include that retail maize prices remained stable; prices in the South were higher than in the Central and North; and maize prices in Malawi were lower than in other eastern African markets. The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by IFPRI-Malawi researchers to provide accurate information on the variation […]

Reliefweb published the preface to the IFPRI book COVID-19 and global food security by Director General Johan Swinnen and the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Director John McDermott. The book is a compendium of earlier published blog pieces that provide key insights and analysis on how the global pandemic is affecting global poverty and food security and nutrition, food trade and […]

Viva (Indonesia) published an article on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting various countries. The article references an IFPRI study that relies on model-based simulations. the models show that a deep recession will push more than 150 million people into extreme poverty. most of the increase in poverty will be concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. 

Detik Health (Indonesia) published an article on the economy, children’s health, and nutrition. With a bad economic situation, many children in the world are threatened not to get the required nutrition. The article quoted from The Lancet journal article that published the study,  Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality. Researchers of the study showed that “Disruptions to the […]

WND.com reported on children, health, and COVID-19. In “The Lancet” journal article,  Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality. The study concludes shutdown strategies could lead to “life-long impacts on education, chronic disease risks, and overall human capital formation” along with “intergenerational consequences for child growth and development.”

The Hindu published an article on children and nutrition. The government must resume provision of hot-cooked meals and ensure implementation of Anganwadi services such as growth monitoring and community management of acutely malnourished children. According to the POSHAN COVID-19 Monitoring report for India compiled in June 2020, 10 of the 14 most populous States did not conduct community management of acutely […]

SW Iowa News published an article about U.S. subsidies to farmers. The article writes that with the amount of spending, stimulus, and relief, why should you worry about a relatively puny congressional request to raise the annual spending authority of the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) from $30 billion a year to $68 billion? Because in both principle […]

Tagesspiegel (Germany) reported on the Science Magazine: COVID-19 risks to global food security by researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob Vos. Tagesspiegel wrote For countries with high per capita incomes, such as Europe and North America, it will not become an existential question whether pandemic mitigation measures will jeopardize the food supply of food to the population. But where low and lowest per capita […]

Ecoticias (Spain) published an article on the Science Magazine article, COVID-19 risks to global food security by IFPRI researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob Vos. The journal articles warns consequences of the coronavirus crisis on food worldwide: rising prices of fruits and vegetables, queues of people in food banks. The solutions are to ensure the production and distribution of food, guaranteeing […]

QQ.com published an article on the journal article, Covid-19 risks to global food security in “Science.” The article’s authors/researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob Vos write, COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security. Director General Johan Swinnen stated, “The most important impact of the pandemic on food security is through income declines that put food […]