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Press Briefing: Taking Stock of Global Food Security Six Months into the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
September 13, 2022
Washington, DC: More than six months after the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, the conflict endures, as do concerns about its impacts on global food security, particularly in low and middle-income countries
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How drought and war are really affecting the global food supply (Wired)
September 07, 2022
Wired published an article on how farmers have always fretted about the weather. The challenge for crop experts right now is determining whether droughts and other disturbances—and the crop shortfalls they may cause—add up to a predictable trend. That’s especially important because, while productivity might not look bad overall, there isn’t much surplus grain stock thanks […]
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Food inflation – explained through a chocolate chip cookie recipe (MLive)
September 05, 2022
MLive published an article using the ingredients needed to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies to explain the high costs of food products today. Inflation has caused ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs, and oil to rise well into double digits. The war in Ukraine has prevented much of the grain produced there to get […]
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Africa must fast-track adoption of proven and sustainable solutions to survive food crisis (CNBC Africa)
September 05, 2022
CNBC Africa published an op-ed by Agnes Kalibata (AGRA) and Claudia Sadoff, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR stating that the repercussions of the global food crisis, coupled with a protracted drought and a challenging pandemic recovery, make the forthcoming harvest season in many parts of Africa even more critical for governments and farmers. CGIAR has […]
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Climate change projected to cause global nutrient shortages (Fly XG)
September 04, 2022
Fly XG (China) published an article on climate change and nutrition. According to senior scientist, Tim Sulser, “We have recently made great strides in reducing global undernutrition, but global population growth over the next 30 years will require increased production of food that provides adequate nutrition. These findings suggest that climate change may slow the […]
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Joseph Glauber on China’s agriculture (CGTN America)
September 02, 2022
CGTN (China) produced a video on YouTube where reporter Gerald Tan talks to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber about China’s agriculture. Glauber said, “China is the largest importer of agricultural products. Not only did imports from the US go up, but also Brazil, European Union, and other suppliers. China has been a big engine for […]
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A 173-meter ship carrying 3,300 tons of Ukrainian corn was stranded for nearly 6 hours after its rudder failed (Yahoo News)
September 02, 2022
Yahoo News published an article stating that a ship with 3,300 tons of Ukrainian corn was stranded after running aground off the Turkish coast. The Lady Zehma became grounded after rudder failure Following the agreement between Ukraine and Russia to move grain and other products out of the Black Sea Port, the UN has been […]
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What Can the G-20 Meeting Do for the Recovery of Global Food Security?
A Special Policy Open Forum
Virtual Event: September 9, 2022 – 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT. The USINDO and IFPRI, are partnering to present a Special Open Forum on “What Can the G-20 Meeting Do to Enhance Global Food Security?”
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2022 Award Winners
Senior research fellow Derek Headey and Country program leader and research fellow Kibrom Abay
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Global Food Policy Report 2022 Nepal launch: Accelerating innovation and investments to transform food systems
Addressing growing risks from climate change, conflict, and other problems.
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Global Food Policy Report 2022 South Asia launch: Climate change and food systems transformation in India
Accelerating policies and investments to contend with shocks and build resilience.
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Subsidized fertilizers fail to reach rural farmers in Kogi State (Kogi Reports)
September 01, 2022
Kogi Reports (Nigeria) published an article stating that farmers in Nigeria want and need fertilizer. Fertilizer is an important agricultural input as it helps maximize crop yield. Significantly, fertilizers help the soil increase its fertility. By implication, it promotes better growth. But farmers are unable to access the important farm input in the desired quantity. […]
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Decoding rural revitalization, Xi Jinping’s new priority (ORF Online)
September 01, 2022
ORF Online (India) published an article stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now prioritizing rural revitalization. There is no single global definition of rural revitalization. The 2019 Global Food Policy Report by the International Food Policy Research Institute describes rural revitalization as a way of “positively transforming rural areas for present and future […]
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Forbidden to export: the monster that the war in Ukraine awoke (Mas)
August 31, 2022
Más (Colombia) published an article stating that the world has had a difficult succession of crises in recent years. The response of some countries, in the face of the pandemic and especially the war in Ukraine, has been to prohibit or limit their food exports, to privilege their compatriots. Globalization, which seeks the free world […]
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Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project enters Phase 4.0 (Krishak Jagat)
August 31, 2022
Krishak Jagat, India’s agriculture newspaper with the largest farmer subscription base, published an article on how the eastern Indo-Gangetic plains (EIGP) have a higher density of rural poverty and food insecurity than any other region. The region’s intensive rice-wheat cropping system has large yield gaps, which are far higher than anywhere in South Asia, coupled […]
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Can urine help feed the world? French farmers look to human waste to fertilize crops (Jacaranda FM)
August 31, 2022
Jacaranda FM published an article stating the reality is that climate change is causing problems worldwide, so clever thinking such as urine to feed the world is going to be needed if we are to ensure food security. According to IFPRI: ‘Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, means […]
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FG inaugurates six-year policy to promote innovation, investment in agric sector (The Cable)
August 27, 2022
The Cable (Nigeria) published an article announcing the six-year national agricultural technology and innovation policy (NATIP) from 2022 to 2027 to enhance agribusiness in the country. The policy also aims to increase resilience and digital agriculture, thereby, promoting agricultural investments. Bedru Balana, country program leader, IFPRI, said women and youth should be mainstreamed across the […]
