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Alliance for Science published an article on proposals to end world hunger that will emerge from today’s historic United Nations Food Systems Summit that will only succeed if smallholder farmers are made the central pivot. Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Head, Africa Region, observed that the hungriest people in the world are smallholder farmers in rural areas. She called for a […]

Market Screener published an article on the remarks made at the UNFSS by David Malpass. In those remarks, he mentioned that the World Bank and partners at IFPRI and the Food and Land Use Coalition led an effort to rethink the way food systems are financed. “We identified eight action areas to shift public and private financing towards […]

Market Screener published an article stating that it would appear on the surface that the performance of the global food system over the last century has been extraordinarily positive.  However, costs linked to animal extinction, malnutrition, pollution, foodborne illness – and more – will continue to rise under a business-as-usual scenario as we feed a growing global population. […]

World Socialist Website published an article on how Global food prices have risen 33 percent in the last 12 months, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Basic staples such as vegetable oil, grains, and meat have shown some of the highest increases. With the world’s poorest countries lacking the resources to provide food subsidies […]

Nyasa Times published an article stating that neither reducing the scope of the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) such as eliminating seed subsidies nor circumventing the private sector to obtain fertilizers would reduce costs significantly to maintain current fertilizer subsidy levels. There is ongoing misinformation on the key drivers of the fertilizer prices surge and potential policy options for consideration by policymakers. It […]

SciDevNet published a post by Ruth Douglas who writes that as the UN Food Systems Summit looms large, how can we ensure that this much-anticipated event is not just a talking shop, but results in concrete action and investment? Senior research coordinator Namukolo Covic says an accountability mechanism is vital because of the number and nature of stakeholders in the […]

Daily Hunt published an article about the UNFSS stating that agencies of the UN and other NGOs have called for a sweeping review of global support to farmers that are making the planet warmer and also keeping it away from attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. A report was released suggesting changes to support and […]

Publicita Italia published an article along with the agenda of the G20 Agriculture meeting which will see the participation of agriculture ministers and delegates from G20 and non-G20 countries, representatives of farmers’ organizations and international organizations, and of entrepreneurs. Director General Johan Swinnen will participate in the third session (16.35-17.30) the theme will be that of environmental sustainability. […]

Expok published an article about the ways climate change is affecting the costs of staples, in particular, wheat. Due to heat, drought, and rising temperatures, the global food system will see repercussions, as the fight for durum wheat has raised the price by about 90 percent. According to data from IFPRI, agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. The […]

Paepard published an announcement about the conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development (TROPENTAG). IFPRI is participating this year with Kristen Davis, discussing Organizational innovation in times of crises: The case of extension and advisory services during Covid-19 and Muzna Alvi discussing Gendered access to extension services during Covid-19: Insights from Nepal and India.