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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 […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published results of an IFPRI study, Paddy Price and Procurement Study commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Findings determined that the government’s rice procurement program is benefitting the millers far more than the peasantry. The government’s food procurement program needs a thorough review with a view to offering farmers the best possible price support.

Bloomberg published an article examining government bailouts to U.S. farmers. The Trump administration’s $28 billion trade bailout largely overpaid farmers for their losses. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated that the study “points to the difficulties of trying to target a massive plan like this to where the losses are being incurred.” Republished in Yahoo Canada, Profit (Romania).

The Board of Trustees of IFPRI announces the appointment of Emorn Udomkesmalee as the next chair of the Institute’s board.

Climate Home News published an article on how the COVID-19 health crisis has heightened inequities of food availability and nutrition and that the upcoming 2021 Food System Summit aims to boost resilience and sustainability. The article quotes evidence from IFPRI’s COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker that showed 21 countries that have responded to the pandemic with export restrictions. 

The Clarin (Argentina) published an article stating that Argentina entered quarantine with 35.5% of its population submerged in poverty. COVID-19 has increased poverty. For Head of Latin America and the Caribbean Program Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla questions what comes next. “The IMF foresees a rapid recovery; other economists believe that it will be slower and the most pessimistic think that we will be in a […]

Ethical Corp published an article on food insecurity and COVID-19. In times of crisis, the world’s poorest are likely to run out of food, and – at the extreme – to go for days without eating, putting health and wellbeing at risk. IFPRI has undertaken studies on the global poverty increase likely to arise from Covid-19 (See blog post, Poverty and food insecurity […]

Relief Web published the April report for the Maize Market.  Providing maize price information in markets throughout the country is a critical first step to understanding and improving food security in Malawi. Developed by IFPRI-Malawi researchers with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of daily maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi, the reports are intended as […]