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Business Standard News (Bangladesh) published an article about how recent heavy floods in Bangladesh have taken a heavy toll on life, livelihoods, and infrastructures, and caused extensive damage to crops and livestock, raising worries for future food supplies. Climate change is affecting countries worldwide from floods to droughts, from wildfires to torrential rains to changes […]

Business Standard News published an article stating that experts fear a food crisis if the situation continues or worsens and farmers do not get a timely fertilizer supply.   A shortage of gas supply is also taking its toll on fertilizer production in India and threatening kharip crops there. India’s agriculture subsidy has surged and ensuring […]

Devex Dish published an article stating the cost of a healthy diet is shooting up, with people in lower-income countries most at risk of being unable to afford proper nutrition. Director General Johan Swinnen warned about current trends in food prices. “We have to start looking at these things much more from a resilience perspective rather than […]

Tasting Table published an article stating that many products and commodities are seeing lower prices, down from their highest highs, however, senior research fellow Joseph Glauber says he doesn’t see food prices overall going down anytime soon. “It [prices] still seems to be increasing. Fruits and vegetables are up about 8 percent, dairy products are […]

Business World published a podcast with executive editor for public policy, Neeta Misra who spoke with Purnima Menon, senior research fellow on the impact of the pandemic on malnutrition. Menon said we know that a lot of what we see on malnutrition is affected by what happens in food systems, health systems, and what happens […]

Yahoo Indonesia published an article stating that the war in Ukraine has the potential to create a severe food crisis that could lead to starvation for many people in various parts of the earth. According to IFPRI, Russia and Ukraine are producing countries for 30-40 percent of the world’s wheat. Republished in Antara (Indonesia), World […]

CNBC Indonesia published an article on how the current world trade conditions are not good, especially in food commodities and their supporters. There is a trend that producing countries are starting to be stingy or restrict exports to other countries. This is allegedly in order to maintain food stability in his own country amid the […]

Politico published an article that looks at organic farming as a possible culprit for the dramatic implosion of Sri Lanka’s economy.  While Rajapaksa’s abrupt ban on chemical fertilizers did jolt farmers, senior research fellow David Laborde says yields didn’t fall so precipitously that it would have dented exports that much. The bigger issue is that […]

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Newsweek published an article stating how grocery costs are up around 12 percent from last year in part due to factors such as the war in Ukraine and post-farm factors including processing, packaging, and transporting costs, the impact on families is becoming more apparent. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow, told Newsweek: “On average, food […]

Barron’s published an article about how inflation has reached its highest level since 1981, and some of the biggest increases are coming at the supermarket. The food at home portion of the index has surged 12.2 percent over the last 12 months—its largest increase since April 1979. “That’s a huge increase,” said Joseph Glauber, a […]

Trade Magazin (Hungary) published an article stating the curbs on food trade have been dealt a huge blow after major agreements were reached at the WTO in Geneva. IFPRI disclosed that 17.22 percent of Kcal turnover in international food trade was subject to export bans, higher tariffs, or other trade barriers this year. IFPRI data […]

Newtral published an article stating the economic crisis that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic and has deepened Russia’s war in Ukraine is fueling protests around the world. The global inflationary escalation fully affects the price of food and fuel and a score of governments have already chosen to restrict exports of raw materials to ensure the […]

GZero published an article published a summary of a seminar that quotes IFPRI. Global food prices have been going through the roof over the past few months — but there’s some good news on the horizon.  Weather permitting, the prices of key commodities like wheat are now almost back to their levels before Russia invaded […]

ANI News (Pakistan) published an article stating that thousands of people in Pakistan this summer experienced searing heat waves crossing 50 degrees Celsius (122F) in some places, one that is being attributed to the impact of climate change.” According to IFPRI, access to water is also threatened, linked to a drought brought about by the […]

Virtual Event: July 18, 2022 – 5:45 AM to 9:00 AM EDT. This event will discuss possible opportunities for accelerated action that could be considered in policy and investment decision-making for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience.

  July 8  The Nation (Malawi) published an article that IFPRI finds for every kwacha spent on fertilizer, less than eight tambalas worth of maize is produced. In its June 2022 policy note titled Are fertilizer subsidies in Malawi value for money, IFPRI said that it costs K3 236 to turn fertilizer into a kilogram […]

GZero published an article stating that shortages as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine have aggravated a pre-existing global food crisis that could push a billion people — most of them in the poorest parts of the world — into starvation. It’s not just one thing: droughts, COVID-induced supply chain snarls, and high energy […]

Forbes published an article stating that on Sunday Blinken said, “President Putin is stopping food from being shipped and aggressively using his propaganda machine to deflect or distort responsibility because he hopes it’ll get the world to give in to him and end the sanctions… In other words, quite simply put, it’s blackmail.” Russia’s naval […]