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The Market Oracle published an article stating that this year for millions of people, there is less to be thankful for, and very likely, reason to lament or mourn all due to the coronavirus which has up-ended life as we knew it. The health crisis has widened the gap between rich and poor, and it has pushed millions […]

South China Morning Post published an article that White House claims regarding the US-China trade agreements appear designed to appeal to a key US voting bloc just days before the presidential election. Independent analysis shows that China is well off from the agreed upon purchase, “slightly over 50 percent of the way toward the year-to-date targets” and below […]

Bloomberg News published an article on the latest claims from the Trump Administration about the Phase 1 purchases by China. The U.S. government said Friday that China had purchased $23 billion in American farm products this year, but that amount includes both goods that have been shipped and also those sold but not yet exported. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated […]

Agri-pulse published an article on where trade stands at the end of the phase one pact between China and the United States. The United States Trade Representative says that China has purchased more than 23.6 billion of an expected 36.5 billion in US farm commodities. However, it is incomplete as shipments have not gone out. Senior Research Fellow Joseph […]

Diario Siglo XXI (Italy) published an article on the Action Against Hunger, an NGO that has developed an early warning system that combines high-resolution satellite images and artificial intelligence to combat the effects of climate change in the Sahel region. ACH used data from IFPRI that showed that the climate crisis will increase the number of malnourished children in the world […]

Down to Earth (India) in the climate change section posted an article about onions. The tuber is a round-the-year cash earner for farmers. However, the Indian Parliament voted me out of the country’s essential commodities list in mid-September 2020. According to IFPRI, (Food inflation and food price volatility in India: Trends and determinants) India has been facing high […]

Trust – Reuters published an article on the failure to curb conversion of natural land to farmland, and lack of green restrictions on farm aid imperil EU climate aims. Some economists warned that as the grouping faces Britain’s exit from Europe and the coronavirus pandemic, its policies need to focus on a range of goals, not […]

The Prospector published an article on how the pandemic, in a matter of months, has un-done years of progress in improving global inequality. How can a health problem widen the gap between rich and poor, and how is it pushing millions in developing countries toward the brink of starvation?  Director General Johan Swinnen said, “There is no shortage of food globally, […]

Ghana News Agency published an article stating that the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) inaugurated its Steering and Technical Advisory committees to conduct a comprehensive food security and vulnerability assessment to identify the prevailing conditions nationwide. IFPRI representatives on the committees are Research Officers Seth Asante and Sena Amewu. 

Health-E News (South Africa) published an article on a new technology company that helps small-holder farmers connect to the whole agricultural value chain. Cut off from their customers during the lockdown, small-holder farmers were struggling. Restaurants and food vendors were not allowed to operate under the hard lockdown, and these farmers lost their usual customers. This new tech […]