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The Conversation (Africa) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Stuart Gillespie. He wrote that the epidemic and malnutrition, together, will generate long-wave impacts, for years to come. They are also likely to interact with each other – badly. “This will be particularly true in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Many of these countries’ governments, health and […]

Ghana Times reported on the COVID-19 pandemic. A community spread of the pandemic in Ghana could create a situation comparable to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak which disrupted food systems and increased food insecurity in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea between 2013 and 2016. The 2018 IFPRI Report,  Competitiveness of the Ghanaian vegetable sector, reported increasing annual imports […]

Dhaka Tribune reported on recommendations to strengthen food systems in the wake of COVID-19. The CGIAR centers made the following statement: “As seen in the response to the social distancing challenges currently affecting boro harvest, scale-appropriate farm mechanization options will also become increasingly important to assure timely operations.” The statement was jointly signed by representatives including IFPRI-Bangladesh Country Representative Akhter Ahmed. Republished […]

Tekk.TV (Germany) published an article on the 2020 Global Food Policy Report that states to build more resilient, climate-friendly, and healthier food systems that help people weather these types of shocks, policymakers must make sure that these systems are inclusive. Director General Johan Swinnen said, ”Food systems offer opportunities to improve food and nutrition security, generate income, and drive inclusive economic growth, but […]

The Conversation published an op-ed by Research fellow Yanyan Liu and coauthors about the importance of accurate precipitation measurements that are essential to farmers to monitor crop yields. Farmers also rely on rain-fed agriculture. The researchers used commercial microwave links – wireless connections between mobile phone towers – from different locations in the world, as an effective low-cost way to […]

20 minutes.fr published an article on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The food crisis, which had already worsened in 2019, could worsen due to the coronavirus epidemic. According to IFPRI (see blog post, How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?) each point of global recession plunges 14 million people into poverty, including 9 million people […]

Indian Express reported on the release of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report’s findings: Food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalized people in the developing world due to the rapid spread of coronavirus. Director General Johan Swinnen stated “the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted how vulnerable we all can be to global shocks. Food systems provide opportunities to improve […]

Naver (South Korea) published an article on the stockpiling of food due to labor and trade restrictions. Food is an area where consumption cannot be reduced by rising prices. Therefore, if food production is reduced by only 10%, the price can rise by 30% and 50%. Senior Research Fellow Joe Glauber pointed out that the recent situation “can […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by South Asia Region Director Shahidur Rashid and Research Analyst Nahian Bin Khaled how Bangladesh can offer price stabilization to the urban poor. Bangladesh is known for social protection schemes for the rural poor. The original rollout to help urban poor still needs to work out problems. The government can begin by identifying, listing, and registering to […]

Politico published blurb in their “Morning Agriculture” feature. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber was quoted on trade barriers: So far, 16 countries have implemented export restrictions, representing about 7 percent of the global grain trade, but the barriers are less restrictive than those that were imposed during past economic crises. “What would be a concern is, as we […]