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Radio France International published an article about Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to farmers. He said, “We don’t have money to import so we must produce what we have to eat.” Kwaw Andam, director of the Nigeria Strategy Support Program said, in a recent IFPRI report that “food supply was exempted from most restrictions during the height of the lockdown […]

Central Radio and Television International Online (China) interviewed Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber in a three-part video interview. The first, on the needs of food systems today, Glauber said, “What we’ve seen over the last few months is the need for flexibility in the food system and technology to protect the food systems against biosafety issues like the coronavirus.” In a subsequent interview, […]

Reuters published an article on what traders in West Africa are confronting because of restrictions imposed by governments in response to COVID-19 that are crippling the informal trade in perishable goods and livestock like never before. Senior Research Fellow Antoine Bouët stated, “That informality makes it especially vulnerable to coronavirus restrictions, even when governments carve out exemptions for trade. Very often, these measures consist of the screening of trucks […]

Successful Farming published an article on how the U.S. agricultural trade policy, China’s push to reconfigure international supply chain lines, the entrance of Brazil and Ukraine into the commodity export markets, and the coronavirus pandemic have all disrupted the once relatively stable U.S. corn and soybean export markets. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated, “Obviously, the direct impact on the health […]

Daily Hunt (India) published an article on how climate change has a significant impact on water – direct or indirect – leading to serious social and economic issues in highly vulnerable countries such as India. Millions of poor are struggling to live with low adaptive capacity, fast diminishing reliable water resources, large-scale wetland degradation, and unsustainable water management. A recent IFPRI study, Role of water […]

Vanguard (Nigeria) published an article on the Central Bank of Nigeria and its leadership. The article quoted IFPRI in explaining that about 37 countries enacted various forms of food restrictions even in countries where average production exceeds domestic consumption. The development underscores the need for self-sufficiency at least in the production of some basic items, especially food. 

VoxEu published an article asking could COVID-19 lead to a global food crisis? As the virus spreads around the world, there are concerns that global food security could come under pressure according to Senior Researcher David Laborde et al. and Senior Researchers Will Martin and Joseph Glauber.  Although initial conditions in global food markets in the face of COVID-19 pandemic are good, […]

The Print (India) published an op-ed from Shalander Kumar, Arabinda Padhee, and Research Fellow Anjani Kumar. The authors state that “easing of lockdown restrictions to revive the Indian economy may suggest the end of the COVID-19 ordeal for agriculture. Following the Union government’s recommendations, many states… let farmers sell farm produce anywhere. This is an opportunity to develop consensus across states to reform […]

Al Jazeera (Qatar) published a news report on impact of COVID-19 on global food chains. The report quoted Director General Johan Swinnen who said due to the pandemic, people will have less real income to pay for their food either due to income loss or rising food prices. 

China Development published an article on trade restrictions and the fear of a limited food supply in China. Director General Johan Swinnen said, “Due to the impact of the epidemic, about 150 million people will fall into the world; in extreme poverty, 80 million people are in sub-Saharan Africa, and another 40 million people are in South Asia. “On the […]