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Bloomberg published an article stating President Donald Trump’s billions in bailout payments for farmers probably pushed the U.S. past international treaty limits on subsidies, potentially inviting retaliation from trading partners. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber explained that trade rules have complex procedures for determining which “crop year” to attribute aid payments. Whether other countries pursue retaliation this time will probably […]

Futuro a Fondo (Spain) published an article that stated today, over 2 billion hectares of formerly productive land are degraded, and by 2030, food production will require another 300 million hectares of land. Land degradation can be neutralized through the search for solutions, with strong community participation and cooperation at all levels. IFPRI’s research was quoted, “Precision innovation is a long-term […]

Telangana (India) published an article on the food crisis that grew out of the COVID-19 health crisis. The levels of malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnourishment (SAM) are bound to go up significantly. Those who will bear the brunt of this debacle the most are children and expectant mothers, who must have healthy and nutritious food now but are […]

Successful Farming (Agriculture.com) published an article stating U.S. farm income, under pressure this year from the trade war and coronavirus pandemic, could fall off a cliff next year when record-setting federal payments are due to end. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, Farm income has been pretty flat for a long time now influenced by large global crops that have […]

PCHome Online (China) reported on how coffee’s supply and demand has coped during COVID-19. According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and IFPRI reports, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals, the price of coffee beans has experienced multiple surges and dramatic fluctuations in the past three months. The New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has further exacerbated the volatility phenomenon, calling it an […]

Economic and Political Weekly (India) published an op-ed by Deepak Varshney, former IFPRI-South Asia Region director PK Joshi, and Senior Research Fellows Devesh Roy and Anjani Kumar on the PM-Kisan scheme that aims to provide income support to farmers for easing their liquidity needs to facilitate timely access to inputs. The authors study finds utility of income support suggest that the spending […]

Bistandsaktuelt Magazine published an article about COVID-19 leading to a global food crisis. The article referenced an IFPRI study of 600 households that found many people now live on scarce savings and have difficulty in obtaining enough food. Senior Research Fellow Kalle Hirvonen said, “The situation is not dramatic yet. Most have managed to survive on their savings. However, we are […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy, Ruchira Boss, and Mamata Pradhan. The authors wrote that farmers need to have real-time information on niche commodities and their prices to be able to tap on global export markets. 

SPGlobal published an article stating that Growing tensions between the U.S. and China could knock the nearly 40% rally in the U.S. stock market off course as billions of dollars of trade and supply chain ties hang in the balance, potentially compounding the harm inflicted by the coronavirus. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “It would be a huge mistake […]

Agriculture.com (Successful Farming) published an article stating food prices rose sharply for the second month in a row, with beef recording its largest one-month increase ever, as the U.S. food inflation rate hit 4% in May. It is the highest rate since January 2012. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “The problems in meatpacking plants do not seem over, although […]