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The Conversation published an op-ed by EPTD Division Director Channing Arndt, Senior Research Fellow Emeritus Sherman Robinson, and Scientist Sherwin Gabriel that stated in the case of South Africa, the lockdown policies are relatively stringent, and the economic impacts large. Along with analysis and recommendations, the authors said, “With a catastrophic global pandemic coming on top of more than a […]

Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on how the government has been able to buy a very insignificant quantity against its target this year, raising concerns that efforts to provide food to the poor amid the COVID-19 crisis might suffer a setback without adequate stock. The government plan had been to buy much more. Country Representative and Senior Research Fellow Akhter […]

Ethiopian Reporter published an article about the fear of a global food crisis and how it pertains to Addis Ababa. Currently, food inflation has increased by more than 23 percent, and important food inputs are slowly moving away from the market, not only for the low-income population but also for those with low-income food choices. IFPRI has completed […]

Rwanda News Agency published an article on a project funded by the Netherlands Foreign Affairs and IFPRI. The project highlights the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food and nutrition systems in Rwanda and proposes some strategies to protect vulnerable groups. 

The Nation (Nigeria) published an article discussing the agriculture contribution to Nigeria’s nominal GDP. In 2019, agriculture contributed about 22.12% to total Nigeria’s nominal GDP. As Nigeria plans its response to the health crisis, it fears a food shortage and losses in the food supply. IFPRI has projected that an extra 148 million people will fall into extreme poverty if the […]

Global Diaspora News published an article on how the COVID-19 health crisis will lead to a global food crisis. COVID-19 will exacerbate food shortages, and an additional 147 million people may slide into extreme poverty with more than half of these coming from Sub-Saharan Africa (see blogpost, Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads). According to IFPRI, the world stares at a […]

Hindu Business Line (India) published an op-ed by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar, Deepak Varshney, and former South Asia Region director PK Joshi that discussed findings from their study. Field studies in the rural districts of three big States — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh — show that the government has managed to provide emergency relief to the vulnerable […]

Turess (Tunisia) reported on estimated job loss in the country that is already struggling with structural difficulties. COVID-19 has exacerbated those challenges. A report from IFPRI and partners stated, “The impact of COVID-19 on the economy, the agro-food sector and households in Tunisia” revealed alarming data. The report indicates that the COVID-19 crisis could lead to a 46.4% drop in the country’s GDP during the second […]

The Independent (Nigeria) published an article that Peter Esele, former President of TUC relying on IFPRI’s study said, a possible global GDP loss of 5% this year could push another 147 million people into extreme poverty, more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa (see blogpost, Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads). He said, “As […]

New York Times published an article on the Trump administration’s $28 billion effort in 2018 and 2019 to compensate farmers for losses from its trade wars. The subsidies have been criticized as excessive, devised on the fly, and tilted toward states politically important to Republicans. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated that given the track record with the trade relief […]