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Paepard published an announcement on IFPRI’s July 28, 2020 virtual event, Evolving effects of COVID-19 on poverty and food security. The announcement provided details about the event and included the video.   

Reliefweb published the monthly report for the maize market. Results and highlights for July include that retail maize prices remained stable; prices in the South were higher than in the Central and North; and maize prices in Malawi were lower than in other eastern African markets. The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by IFPRI-Malawi researchers to provide accurate information on the variation […]

Diario Rotativo (Mexico) published an article on the campaign to recognize rural women, on July 30 the campaign #RuralWomen, Women with Rights. Rural women,  breadwinners during the health crisis, have added to their productive activities, the care, and attention to children who do not go to school, a gigantic overload of unpaid work. IFPRI along with many NGOs and […]

Paepard published an announcement on IFPRI’s July 23, 2020 virtual event, The European Green Deal: The Force of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy and Biodiversity strategy to build healthy and sustainable food systems. The announcement provided details about the event and included the video. 

QQ.com published an article on the journal article, Covid-19 risks to 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. Director General Johan Swinnen stated, “The most important impact of the pandemic on food security is through income declines that put food […]

Viva (Indonesia) published an article on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting various countries. The article references an IFPRI study that relies on model-based simulations. the models show that a deep recession will push more than 150 million people into extreme poverty. most of the increase in poverty will be concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. 

Tagesspiegel (Germany) reported on the Science Magazine: COVID-19 risks to global food security by researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob Vos. Tagesspiegel wrote For countries with high per capita incomes, such as Europe and North America, it will not become an existential question whether pandemic mitigation measures will jeopardize the food supply of food to the population. But where low and lowest per capita […]

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 […]