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Assessing how household diets fall short.

The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the damage of the ammonia pipeline renew worries about the deal termination.

An experiment suggests survey fatigue can skew results.

Event: June 19, 2023 – 09:30 AM to June 20, 2023 – 06:00 PM Nepal time. The 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Response looks at the critical tools and approaches needed for better crisis response. The chapter on South Asia considers how crises have affected the region in recent years and how these developments signal new challenges and opportunities.

AP News interviewed Joseph Glauber, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow, for an article about the Kakhovka dam destruction in southern Ukraine and the potential implications for the global food prices. “Global prices for wheat and corn soared Tuesday after a major dam in Ukraine collapsed, renewing market fears about the fragility of the country’s ability to ship food to […]

Virtual Event: June 22, 2023 – 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT. The virtual Africa discussion will feature a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the report’s key findings and recommendations and implications for Africa and its regions.

Global food costs fell to the lowest level in two years in May, reviving hopes that sticky inflation on supermarket shelves will start to ease, reports Bloomberg.  “While the UN food index has fallen for 13 of the past 14 months, that’s had little impact on consumers, reflecting how prices of everyday items are at […]

Virtual Event: June 21, 2023 – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. We invite you to join us at the virtual launch event for LAC, where speakers will shed light on the significant findings of the 2023 report from a regional perspective.

The promise of sorghum, kale, and other traditional food items.

Event: July 20, 2023 – 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM EDT. This seminar will present study results and the website, with discussion by researchers from IFPRI, WFP, and MIT as well as other experts.

“From copper to wheat to natural gas, the cost of some of the world’s most important products is crashing, bringing long-awaited relief for consumers that were stung by last year’s soaring prices,” reports Bloomberg.   “I would expect food prices to fall over the next six months, that’s certainly the forecast here in the US,” said […]

New operational structure; Remembering Prof. Nurul Islam; New “Stories of Change” series; and more

Integrating AI into the policy process.

“Food resilience will be a key factor in overcoming various crises,” writes Beijing News (China) in a piece on the launch of the 2023 Global Food Policy Report.   Johan Swinnen, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said that crises, conflicts, and volatility will no longer be the exception but may become […]

Event: May 24, 2023 – 8:30 AM to 11:10 AM EEST. Please join the Middle East and North Africa Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report and the FCM Initiative on May 24 in Amman, Jordan, in person or virtually.

“HSA Group – Yemen’s largest private company – partners with Tetra Pak to address food security and nutrition challenges facing young people in Yemen, writes Yahoo Finance in an article based on press release distributed on PR Newswire. The initiative will serve as a pilot for introducing fortified flavoured milk in school feeding programmes in Yemen, with […]

“The sharp increase in the price of red meat led to a decline in its consumption in Egypt,” reports Al Jazeera.   “According to a study conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in October and November of last year, involving over 6,000 poor and near-poor households from across Egypt, 85% of the households reduced […]

Ways to feed the world and meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for carbon reductions.

Event: May 31, 2023 – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM CEST. IFPRI is participating in the 2023 Green Swan Conference. The third edition of the Green Swan Conference brings together a wide range of high-calibre policymakers, experts, and practitioners from different sectors to discuss in more detail climate transition and the real economy.