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i21st (China) reported on the WFP’s warning about the COVID-19 health crisis leading to a global food crisis. Director General Johan Swinnen’s statement to the New York Times was cited. “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, […]

Kompasiana (Indonesia) published an article on the long-term impact of COVID-19. An IFPRI study that was conducted by 30 survey institutions focused on Africa and South Asia finding that a reduction in global GDP of around 1% will add poverty to 14-22 million people. 

Dhaka Tribune published an article on the government procurement plan and boro rice. IFPRI carried out a study through its USAID-funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) in Bangladesh with the Ministry of Agriculture commissioning the task. The Study notes that each year the food department buys far more rice than paddy under its food procurement program. Senior Research Fellow, Country Representative, […]

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 […]