Search our news

News24.com (South Africa) reported on fears people have about the food supply. Evidence from IFPRI suggests that the impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains in developing countries will be felt widely, but evenly. In the IFPRI blog post, How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries, “Farm operations may be spared the worst, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) […]

CGTN (China) reported on the food supply in China. IFPRI’s Emeritus Fellow and former Director General, Shenggen Fan, was interviewed at length. He said, “For rice and wheat, [China] has probably one year of stock… My advice is ‘do not stockpile your food, and if you do that, you will do more harm to society […]

SuaraMerdekea.com (Indonesia) published an article on COVID-19 and food security. This food crisis will make people aware that Indonesia has not been able to meet its own food needs. Agricultural challenges include insufficient land and inadequate climate. These challenges are discussed in the 2018 IFPRI Report, Policies to support investment requirements of Indonesia’s food and agriculture development during […]

Researcher James Thurlow discusses whether Africa can meet employment demand from its working-age population.
 

Vanguard  (Nigeria) reported on fears of a long global recession brought on by COVID-19 have also led to worries about unprecedented global food insecurity, with concerns that agricultural production may be dislocated by containment measures that constrain workers from planting, managing and harvesting critical crops. IFPRI states in the article, about 37 countries have enacted various forms […]

Solidaridad (the Netherlands) published an article on the global food supply and dangers ahead due to the coronavirus. The local and international chains are under pressure. Small cocoa, fruit and coffee farmers cannot get rid of their products. These groups are extremely vulnerable due to extreme poverty and a lack of proper health care and nutrition. According to […]

East Money (China) published an article on panic purchasing during the COVID-19 epidemic. The article discussed the launch of the “Global Food Policy Report 2020.”The Report points out that the rapid spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in the world and the subsequent response measures have caused people to worry about the intensification of food […]

Reuters published an op-ed by IFPRI Director General Johan Swinnen. Swinnen writes, “As the world battles the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social and economic disruption it is generating, concern about the impact it will have on food systems is growing. With many countries closing borders and shuttering economic activities to slow the spread of COVID-19, the […]

Dunyabluteni.net (Turkey) published an article on where the poor might stand after the COVID-19 moves from country to county. In the IFPRI blogpost, How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos and Senior Research Fellows Will Martin and David Laborde estimate that any 1% contraction in the global economy will increase the number of the poor and, […]

MSN.com (Berita – Jakarta, Indonesia) reported on the rice crop for year 2020 and 2021. Experts are concerned about the status of the rice supply given COVID-19. International institutions such as IFPRI and FAO  warned that there could be an increase in global rice prices and that the rice value chain could be disrupted by the Covid-19 outbreak. Also […]