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Detik Health (Indonesia) published an article on the economy, children’s health, and nutrition. With a bad economic situation, many children in the world are threatened not to get the required nutrition. The article quoted from The Lancet journal article that published the study,  Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality. Researchers of the study showed that “Disruptions to the […]

Africa Business Communities republished a blog post by Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos and Communications Intern Khiem Nguyen. The blog discussed rapid urbanization and income growth are shifting diets from inexpensive cereals to high-value fruits and vegetables. Trends show that demand changes will provide opportunities for agricultural development and reducing rural poverty. (See Chapter 2 of IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food […]

Breitbart reported on the journal article, Economic and Food Supply Chain Disruptions Endanger Global Food Security in “Science.” The article’s authors/researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob Vos detailed the many ways the global lockdowns necessitated by uncontrolled COVID-19 outbreaks have disrupted the labor market, threatening the food supply chain and the stability of agricultural and food markets. pandemic is undermining […]

Future Agricultures published an article on the first e-Dialogue session, ‘Setting the Scene’ was held on July 16, and provided an overview of the challenges smallholders face and the opportunities for improvement in yields and standards of living. Small-scale farmers are among the most food-insecure on the planet, yet they are also integral to food systems across the world. With […]

COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security – availability, access, utilization, and stability.

WND.com reported on children, health, and COVID-19. In “The Lancet” journal article,  Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality. The study concludes shutdown strategies could lead to “life-long impacts on education, chronic disease risks, and overall human capital formation” along with “intergenerational consequences for child growth and development.”

Before It’s News published an article on the journal article, Economic and Food Supply Chain Disruptions Endanger Global Food Security in “Science.” The article’s authors/researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob Vos write, COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security – availability, access, utilization, and stability. Director General Johan Swinnen stated, “The most important impact […]

Addis Fortune published an article writing, challenges from COVID-19 and the effect on poor and fixed-income households is often unfortunately lost in the attention given to the macroeconomy. The COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to food insecurity as incomes are affected. Gashaw T. Abate et al. conducted a survey of around 600 households and found that among the households surveyed between […]

Brownfield Ag News reported on where the US and China stand with negotiations and phase-one of the trade deal. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “China has only imported about $8.7 billion dollars of U.S. ag goods this year, so that leaves a lot. I mean, it’s almost $26 billion that needs to be imported by the balance […]

Food Tank published an article on the e-book, COVID-19 and global food security. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the impacts of COVID-19 on the food system and policy responses. It covers how the pandemic affects global poverty, food security, gender, and employment. The book is based on a series of blog posts that IFPRI started in the […]