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The Lancet (Diabetes and Endocrinology) published a journal article stating what the 2021 Global Food Policy Report found in its research–3 billion people were not able to afford a healthy diet before the COVID-19 pandemic and this number is estimated to rise by 267·6 million between 2020 and 2022. The report details the severe health and economic effects […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on how the Treasury could lose between K128 billion and K179 billion in domestic revenue in the 2020/21 financial year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is a projection from IFPRI contained in IFPRI’s April 2021 Update on the Short-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawi Economy. According […]

ADIAC (Congo) published an article on the 2021 Global Food Policy Report. The article quotes from the report: The loss of income caused by lockdowns and restrictions on mobility has increased food insecurity, and the pandemic has exposed drastic inequalities within food systems based on factors such as geography, gender, and socio-economic status. economic. ” Build […]

NDTO published an article in its series “Exporting in the time of COVID-19” on the pandemic’s impact on food supplies on a domestic and international scale. There have been attempts by the Biden Administration to prioritize supply chain resilience. IFPRI states that governments have a significant role in the food system, food workers, and food security. Key issues […]

Christian Science Monitor published an article on how a rise in hunger from the pandemic has forced a need to rethink the global food system. India offers one example for reform. While the world rushes to help India deal with the pandemic, it also has something to learn from India’s ability to find new ways to combat hunger. […]

Respir-CMT (China) published an article on the dangers of ending mask mandates and social distancing too soon. The article reviews what damage is being done in India as they fight a new outbreak of COVID-19 and what measures are being taken to curb the new cases. The article quotes IFPRI from a study that appeared in Science, COVID-19 risks […]

Akhbarelyom.com published an article that stated IFPRI’s findings on how Egypt fared during the pandemic. IFPRI confirmed that some economies and sectors are recovering at a faster rate based on the adopted national policies, explaining that the stimulus package, which amounted to 100 billion in Egypt, limited the decline in GDP in the period from April to June 2020 from […]

Akhbarelyom.com published an article on the latest news from the government of Egypt as it relates to the economy. The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and IFPRI-Egypt are working together to enhance evidence-based policymaking. One result of this cooperation was an issuing of a policy note on the impact of the Corona crisis on the Egyptian economy during the […]

Dostor published an article that stated that the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development participated in preparing the chapter on the Middle East and North Africa in the 2021 Global Food Policy Report, which is issued by IFPRI. The chapter deals with the effects of the Coronavirus on agricultural food systems and household incomes in Egypt, Jordan, and Sudan. […]

Lao Dong (Viet Nam) published an article stating that it has been one year since IFPRI first issued the warning “COVID-19 could lead to a food security crisis if appropriate measures are not taken.” IFPRI believes that poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to increase by 15 percent in rural areas and by 44 percent in urban areas […]