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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 […]

Voice of America (Ukraine) published an article stating, Economic decline, deteriorating health care, rising domestic violence – the coronavirus pandemic is multiplying a number of other important problems in the world. As the harvest season approaches, experts point to a new threat – mass famine in Africa and Asia. According to IFPRI with each percent of the global […]

The United States Senate Committee on Finance posted the video of the trade hearing which featured Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber’s testimony can be heard beginning at 41:44. To read his full testimony please see his statement, The current state of agricultural trade and the World Trade Organization. 

Researcher Joseph Glauber testifies that the challenges of meeting future food needs will require a concerted effort from governments to improve the functioning of food and agricultural markets.