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PreventionWeb published an article on what is known about the COVID-19 crisis as related to agriculture including 1) food supply chains and markets in the developing world are at risk. The article mentions two new COVID-19-related IFPRI tools—the COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker and the COVID-19 Food Price Monitor, and 2) the need for nutritious foods. IFPRI research, Affordability of the EAT-Lancet reference […]

Roll Call Online published an article on the call from experts for humanitarian relief experts are calling on the U.S. government to play a leadership role in ensuring that global food supply lines remain open. The article quotes from the blogpost, COVID-19-related trade restrictions on rice and wheat could drive up prices and increase hunger by Timothy Sulser and Shahnila Dunston that says “Currently, […]

The Red Team Analysis reported on its latest analysis and delivered a first early warning about food insecurity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The danger is rising and deserves further and more in-depth analysis and monitoring. The article included IFPRI’s COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker (formerly Food Export Restrictions Tracker). 

Welt-Sichten (Germany) reported on the cancellation of the annual BMZ conference as well as a large-scale study. The study (from Cornell University, IISD, and IFPRI) results should flow into development cooperation and the further design of the special hunger initiative. 

Arbejderen (Denmark) reported on hunger and food insecurity in the midst of COVID-19. 6,000 children can die each day for the next six months. Not primarily from COVID-19, but as a result of hunger and collapse in an already inadequate health care system. IFPRI’s study revealed, at the global level, COVID-19 will throw 147 million more people into […]

Aperta Contrada (Italy) published an article on the latest reports on what is known about China and COVID-19. One report from IFPRI and Stanford studied the spread of the virus in rural areas. Research revealed that very tight isolation measures had been taken in all villages, that social distancing tools such as masks were available in more than 95% […]

The Africa Report published an opinion piece co-authored by A4NH’s John McDermott and colleagues. The opinion piece argued despite an increase in the movement of people and growing populations, health and social support systems across Africa have lagged as made evident during epidemic crises. 

Sohu.com published an article on international cooperation to cope with the impact of the disease, strengthen information sharing, and exchange of experience in global food-related fields, ensure the smoothness of the global food supply chain, and maintain food security. Former Director General Shenggen Fan was quoted, saying, “(These institutions) are also forming corresponding cooperation mechanisms to collect and share information. […]

Christian Science Monitor published an article on how well the U.S. food supply has held up during the COVID-19 crisis, even though the pandemic has exposed shortcomings in a complex and often convoluted food system. Senior Research Fellow Will Martin explained, “When airlines, for instance, grounded flights, that also meant a slowdown in trade. Half of the world’s air freight goes in the […]

Face of Malawi published an article that discussed where Malawi’s inflation rate stands. Malawi’s inflation decelerated by 0.4 percentage points in April 2020 to 9.4 percent, thanks to continued declining food prices, figures from National Statistical Office (NSO) show. The headline inflation is, however, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 9.1 percent rate recorded in April 2019. A […]