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ReliefWeb published an assessment report on the minimum expenditure basket in urban areas, rural North and Rural Centre of Malawi. As the pandemic is still gathering pace in the country, so too is the continued contracting of the economy. Initial estimates from IFPRI point to a decrease in domestic revenues in 2020 by 3.5 to 4.5 percent due to […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on how households are coping with income losses. According to IFPRI research, COVID-19 social distancing measures effected in April, have reduced household incomes by an average of 11.4 percent, with the urban household losing an estimated 12.8 percent while the rural household losses stand at 10.2 percent. This has pushed the poverty rate by 5.8 percentage […]

Global Diaspora News wrote an article stating that the prices of grain in Malawi have been lowering significantly owing to subdued demand amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and increased availability of the commodity across the country. IFPRI-Malawi data indicate that prices fell in 13 markets and stayed constant in four of 26 markets sampled. IFPRI-Malawi rated retail maize prices in […]

Bangladesh Post published an editorial that referenced IFPRI’s prediction of a food crisis in the aftermath of COVID-19’s health crisis. The earlier initiative to give directives to the several ministers connected with food and agriculture used IFPRI’s predictions to design policy. This emphasis on food stocks in the country goes hand in hand with the Prime Minister’s idea of […]

Antara News published an article stating that agricultural economics experts are encouraging young people to conduct food research to help overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article references IFPRI’s research that warns of a food crisis that could occur, not because of a food prices crisis, but because the economy had plummeted and purchasing power is […]

Global Coffee Review published an article on why coronavirus has shocked the supply chain, how to build market resilience, and the next steps to recovery. A recently published report, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals from the ICO and IFPRI has attributed the increased volatility to significant disruptions in the coffee supply chain, at least in the first months of […]

Financial Express published an op-ed by Abhishek K Jha & Research Fellow Anjani Kumar write that in 2019, India imported products from China worth approximately $68.2 billion and exported merchandise worth approximately $17 billion.  With ongoing conflict some suggest India boycott goods from China. If that happens, where does that leave India? The authors suggest the better approach would be to start […]

New Talk (Taiwan) published an article on the report, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals, from the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and IFPRI. The report states that COVID-19 has exacerbated the volatility of global coffee bean prices, calling it an “unprecedented supply and demand shock” and having a major impact on 25 million coffee producers and farmers worldwide.

Manufacturing.net reported on maintaining food security and stabilization of the global supply chain and how technology and innovation will be required ingredients to enable a swift rebound.  Director General Johan Swinnen stated, “COVID-19 threatens a very significant shortage in production for next year…companies are thinking of innovative ways to re-engineer the food system to work better in this environment…. […]

The Diplomat (India) published an op-ed by M Niaz Asadullah and Research Fellow Kalyani Raghunathan stressed that women who make up much of “Vulnerable employment,” have been hit the hardest during the pandemic. Many women are at risk of a permanent exit from the labor market. The authors recommend three policy measures that can help women as the Indian economy prepares to […]