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Farm Policy News reported on the Bloomberg article that  “China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the U.S. following talks in Hawaii this week. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber’s tweet was quoted, ” To get back to 2017 levels is a reasonable target given current pace. But it won’t […]

Kapitalis (Tunisia) published an article stating that the latest study on COVID-19 and developing countries measures the impacts of COVID-19, particularly in terms of recession, poverty, and unemployment. The study is rather conservative in its estimates and minimalists in its explanations. IFPRI provided a study that contradicts the UNDP study. The IFPRI study, 2015 regionalized social accounting matrix for Tunisia: A […]

Kapitalis (Tunisia) published an article stating that the latest study on COVID-19 and developing countries measures the impacts of COVID-19, particularly in terms of recession, poverty, and unemployment. The study is rather conservative in its estimates and minimalist in its explanations. IFPRI provided a study that contradicts the UNDP study. The IFPRI study, 2015 regionalized […]

FinNewsAfrica (South Africa) published an article on grain prices in Malawi. 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 indicated that prices fell in 13 markets and stayed constant in four of 26 markets sampled. IFPRI Malawi rated retail maize prices in Malawi […]

The Wire (India) published an op-ed by Research Fellow Avinash Kishore who wrote about irrigation issues in the Eastern India state of Bihar. It is the first time agricultural needs have placed as a top concern in an election. He stated, “The state must also combine the provision of irrigation with public procurement of rice and wheat and improved access to […]

Faz.net (Frankfurter Allgemeine [Germany]) interviewed Director General Johan Swinnen on the predicted global food crisis as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis. Swinnen said, “IFPRI models show that the economic recession and lockdowns without intervention could cause 150 million people to become extremely poor– 80 million in Africa, 40 million in Asia. I’m not talking about poverty, I’m talking about extreme poverty, poverty affects a […]

Daily Trust (Nigeria) reported on COVID-19, nutrition, and pregnancy. Poor diet is a common experience of low-income households during the lockdown. IFPRI said poor households in low and middle-Income Countries, like Nigeria, would have dramatic income effects due to “widespread unemployment resulting from COVID-19 mitigation measures” (see blogpost, COVID-19 lockdowns are imposing substantial economic costs on countries in Africa by James Thurlow).  Also reflecting both […]

Borgen Project published an article on global food security and COVID-19. Former Director General Shenggen Fan stated, “COVID-19 is a health crisis. But it could also lead to a food security crisis if proper measures are not taken.” 

Daily Star published an article saying that In the wake of a sluggish progress in the government’s Boro procurement program, the food ministry has lifted the ceiling for paddy and wheat purchase from an individual farmer to six tonnes from the previous three tonnes. An IFPRI study said paddies usually have a higher level of moisture and it is difficult for farmers to dry their […]

Trade4DevNews published an interview with Senior Research Fellow David Laborde who discussed the challenges and opportunities for food security in least developed countries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and presents the IFPRI Food Export Restrictions Tracker. Laborde stated that keeping the flow of goods, in particular food products, within countries and across countries as undisrupted as possible, is key, and something governments must […]