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La Nacion reported on a video conference among economists, businessmen, and academics organized by the Fauba Bioeconomy Directorate, led by Fernando Vilella, the UCA, the Latin American Center for Globalization and Prospective and The Millennium Project. Head of Latin America and the Caribbean Program Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla was among the leaders who debated proposals on the situation in Argentina and the world in the context […]

Economia published an article on ways in which the coronavirus is not a disease of equality. Be it race or income, some groups fare better than others during this pandemic. An IFPRI study shows that with the 1% drop in world activity – more optimistic than recent projections of a 3% decline in the global economy – the […]

BNN Bloomberg reported on export restrictions. Of at least 17 countries that sought to limit food exports to protect local supplies, about half have backtracked all or some of the measures, according to the COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “We hope that we have seen the end of export restrictions,” Glauber said by email. […]

Daily Hunt (India) published an article on the social protections set up in India to deal with the economic hardships brought on my COVID-19. The government claimed its interventions protected those vulnerable, but several experts differ. Research Fellow, Anjani Kumar stated that “The government should not fear duplication or ineligible individuals getting relief. If the government was interested in including […]

3tres3.com announced the COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker, a new tool developed by IFPRI tracks restrictions on food trade and assesses their effects on food availability. 

Dhaka Tribune reported on the recent open letter addressed to the United Nations, G-20, and all national governments sent by food security advocates who called for urgent action to ensure that adequate credit and agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides) are available when and where needed to strengthen the ability of the farmers to deliver. Derek Bylerlee, Vice-Chair, Board […]

The Hill (USA) published an opinion piece by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber on how the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many disruptions in the food distribution systems, ranging from health issues in meat and other food processing plants to impacts of lockdown procedures that have disrupted food chain flows. He writes, “While the impacts of trade restrictions may bring short-term […]

Washington Post published an article on how many agriculture companies struggle to escape virus economic fallout after enduring several years of trade wars. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber‘s 2019 AEI study was quoted, “The trade damage estimates the USDA calculated likely substantially overestimated the impact for some U.S. producers (and potentially underestimated the impact on others.”

De Standaard (Belgium) published an article about how the effects of Western lockdowns trickle down into other parts of the world. Using Egypt as an example, an IFPRI blogpost, Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt states the various ways these lockdowns have affected the country. Director General Johan Swinnen adds,  […]

Agriculture.com (China) reported that some Chinese trade advisers are arguing that Beijing should invalidate the Phase One trade agreement that de-escalated the Sino-U.S. trade war as retaliation for a U.S. coronavirus blame campaign. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “This is mostly saber-rattling in response to (President Trump’s) saber-rattling.”