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Farmers Journal (Ireland) published an article stating that international food commodity prices have moderated and fallen to below pre-war levels. According to IFPRI these prices are still above historical averages and these prices reflect the impact of supply chain problems and nations rebounding from COVID-19. The crisis isn’t over. The analysis from IFPRI shows that […]

Tribune India published an article about the agriculture trade and policy conference. Organized by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a New Delhi-based think-tank, in collaboration with Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), and IFPRI, the capacity-building program acquaints researchers in the areas of agricultural trade and policy analysis.  

The Fence Post published an article stating that observations of agriculture from space can help predict global food security problems and help farmers be more efficient, but there are still challenges in using the technology, particularly in addressing sustainability. Experts said that making observations of fields and crop production is much easier today than in […]

Virtual Event: October 12, 2022 – 11:00 AM to 12:30 AM EDT. The event will review 20 years of policy questions and associated research in the field of trade and food security.

Virtual Event: October 20, 2022 – 8:15 AM to 9:45 AM EDT. During this event, a panel of distinguished speakers will comment on Egypt’s priorities for COP27, actions specific to Egypt’s agrifood sector, and CGIAR’s research portfolio and plans for COP27.

Virtual Event: October 18, 2022 – 08:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT. This launch event seminar will present the report’s findings and explore how this accountability mechanism can empower a movement for more equitable, inclusive organizations across the global food system.

Virtual Event: September 28, 2022 – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM JST. The side event explores how Japan can lend its expertise to address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges and show some evidence of the impacts.

Workshops explore how to better support workers.

CIMMYT published a post by Jawoo Koo, IFPRI, and Andrea Gardeazabal, CIMMYT, who explained how smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America will benefit from the CGIAR Initiative for Digital Innovation. Research shows that digital innovations can increase small-scale farmers’ incomes, boost the adoption of better practices, and increase resilience to climate shocks while reducing […]

World Bank published a blog post written by research fellow Kibrom Abay and Sikandra Kurdi, Kibrom Tafere (Sustainability and Infrastructure Team of the Development Research Group), and Nishant Yonzan (World Bank). The blog post stated that there were lessons and warnings to take from Africa’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic was one of […]

Eureka Alert published an article stating that a team of scientists argue that a One Health approach to plant health is vital if we are to sustainably feed a growing population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050. The researchers, who published a commentary in the CABI Agriculture and Bioscience journal, suggest that a One […]

Tasting Table published an article stating that millions across the globe are currently threatened by a lack of food and adequate nutrition. Around 50 million people are close to living in famine conditions. This disparity is spread across 45 different countries as well and is a sign that food security may be one of the […]

Feed Strategy published an article on how food export restrictions embarked on by a growing number of countries may herald a beginning of a dangerous era of food nationalism, in which grain becomes not just a commodity but political leverage and even a weapon. In the months since the beginning of the Ukraine war, the number […]

Marketplace produced a podcast on how Hurricane Ian narrowly missed landing a serious blow to the domestic fertilizer industry. About half of the phosphate fertilizer in the U.S. comes from three plants in the Tampa area. The hurricane could have been yet another headache for a fertilizer industry that’s already dealing with the impact of […]

East Mojo (India) published an op-ed by research fellows Kalyani Raghunathan and Derek Headey. In the op-ed, the authors wrote the nutritional quality of many Indians’ diets has deteriorated since the start of the pandemic. Three in four South Asians who cannot afford a healthy diet live in India. As India looks to fix malnutrition, […]

Prothom Alo (Bangladesh) published an article stating that farmers will start onion cultivation in the country within a month. Murikata (early variety) onions will start to appear in the market in mid-December. However, this onion cannot be stored. Onions produced from seeds will be harvested in March. The farmers can increase production if they get […]

Virtual Event: October 5, 2022 – 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. The seminar will address questions and consider the proposals made by the Task Force on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture of the Think20 (T20).

Seeking big ideas for sustainability.

Continuing fallout from the the Russia-Ukraine war.

Scottish Farmer published an article on how the EU’s Farm to Fork program, which emphasizes organic agriculture, could lead to reduced domestic production and require increased imports from Latin America and Africa. According to Senior research fellow David Laborde, while the food supply is tightening globally, humanitarian organizations such as the United Nations World Food Program […]