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Scientific American Global published an article about COVID-19 and how it is straining African food security, but also presents an opportunity for change. Presenting various stories throughout the continent, the article shows how people in rural and urban situations are coping with COVID-19, the lockdowns, and the health and economic toll it is taking on livelihoods. In Ethiopia, […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article about collaborations in knowledge and data sharing in agriculture and food production and how they are necessary for multilateral trade facilitation among countries to ensure food security in South Asia. Some countries are looking forward to bilateral trade, which is a step towards multilateral trade. Restriction on the movement of products […]

MarketScreener published a press release from the G20 Agriculture and Water Ministers. The announcement states what the group recently met to confirm their will to strengthen policy cooperation toward food security and nutrition. as well as our intent to work towards sustainable and resilient water management. These issues have profound implications for people’s wellbeing, economic growth, and ability […]

Myanmar Times reported in an article on the latest IFPRI study, Poverty, food insecurity, and social protection during COVID-19 in Myanmar: Combined evidence from a household telephone survey and micro-simulations. The second wave of COVID – 19 in Myanmar has had a significant impact on incomes, with a rising number of households now living below the poverty line compared […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article about an IFPRI survey, The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021, that finds that half of the rural population in the country has experienced an increase in food prices for their regular purchases in the past three months. The report, COVID-19 in rural Malawi: Perceived risks and economic impacts, states […]

Bloomberg Government published an article discussing the relocation of several government agencies to the Midwest. Now, there is a problem with recruitment. Some hope that President-elect Joe Biden will reverse this relocation once he is in office. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber disagreed with the Trump Administration’s decision to move the agencies. Much of the agency’s work is used by […]

Agriculture Online published an article on how exports from the U.S. are rising as China has returned as a top purchaser. China was forecast to import a record $27 billion in fiscal 2021, ending the agricultural estrangement of the trade war and regaining its rank as the top foreign market for American farm products. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, […]

Mel Magazine published an article on the tobacco industry in the United States. The article states Capitalism, corruption and exploitation created the broken system of ‘insurance farming’ — and the biggest loser is the American taxpayer. Year after year, then, a bundle of farmers scam the government. That’s because the system, per Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow […]

ReliefWeb published an article providing several key highlights from Malawi’s latest survey including IFPRI research that found In October 2020, the average price of maize per kg increased by 4.3 percent from MK180/kg in September 2020 to MK187.78. The average maize prices are lower than MK193/kg reported by the IFPRI for the month of October 2020. The southern […]

Bangkok Post published an article that discussed ways in which Myanmar can learn from its western counterparts on promoting humanitarian and charitable work to support food security & battle climate change. Supply chain disruptions and panic buying are driving up food prices in Myanmar. On top of that, loss of jobs, incomes, and a decline in […]