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Agro Meat (Argentina) published an article on comments made by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber on the US-China trade agreements. Glauber said, “The two most important problems facing US exporters of agricultural products in the coming months are whether China is meeting its purchase commitments under the phase one trade agreement and what effect the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) will have on world trade. Glauber doubts whether China would […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article stating In the April Maize Market report, IFPRI stated that preliminary findings from the Institute’s countrywide maize price crowd sourcing activity showed that 69 percent of participating farmers sold their produce at 12 percent below the minimum farm gate price of K200 per kilogram. 

Panama America published an article on how COVID-19 will disrupt the food supply and potentially cause global food shortages. Director General Johan Swinnen stated “There is no global food shortage or mass famine from the pandemic, yet. But logistics problems in planting, harvesting, and transporting food will leave poor countries unprotected in the coming months, especially those dependent on imports.” Systems […]

Global Diaspora News published an article on food systems in India during and in the aftermath of COVID-19. The article quoted Director General Johan Swinnen’s remarks from the New York Times, “While the system of food distribution and retailing in rich nations is organized and automated, systems in developing countries are ‘labor intensive,’ making these supply chains much more vulnerable to COVID-19 […]

Business Mirror (Philippines) reported on the world’s food supply. Emeritus Fellow Mark Rosegrant states, “Food production, particularly in the processing and transport phases, is disrupted due to the ECQ, which has closed much of the economy. The ‘enhanced community quarantine’ is necessary, but does have high costs, as do the shutdowns in other countries.  …The sharp drop in employment and income reduces the ability […]

The Daily Sun (Bangladesh) published a report on the recent IFPRI study that found direct procurement of boro paddy is not benefiting the farmers as only 1.34 percent sold their paddy to the Directorate General of Food (DGF) under the government’s procurement process. 

PhilStar (Philippines) published a report on fears of long-term food insecurity in Southeast Asia as the world battles COVID-19. While both FAO and IFPRI have projected sufficient rice stocks in the Asia Pacific region for the rest of the year, the current measures needed to curb COVID outbreaks could cause disruptions to the supply chains critical to ensuring food security. 

World Net Daily published an article on how COVID-19 exacerbates food insecurity. In our desire to prevent millions of COVID-19 deaths, we may have sentenced tens of millions of people to starve to death. Perhaps more than 100 million.  If global GDP declines by 5%, another 147 million people could be plunged into extreme poverty, according to IFPRI. Republished in The Christian Post, The […]

The Nation (Nigeria) published an article on COVID-19 and whether a food crisis can be prevented. Citing IFPRI, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele stated, that about 37 countries have enacted various forms of food export restrictions in response to Covid-19, even in countries where average production exceeds domestic consumption.

International Institute for Sustainable Development reported on lessons learned on preventing a hunger crisis. IFPRI estimates, in the blog post, How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19? that an extra 148 million people will fall into extreme poverty if the global economy shrinks by 5% this year. It is this population’s access to food that most urgently […]