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Africa Report published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick. Resnick writes, “Much of the region’s urban population works in the informal sector – many in wet markets and as street vendors – and depends on it for food, so lockdowns and other social distancing measures could pose major problems both for consumers and workers.  How food traders […]

In-Depth News published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Clemens Breisinger et al., on how travel restrictions and the full or partial closure of businesses and industries have led to a collapse in global travel and are expected to reduce the flows of remittances. Tourism and remittances are important sources of employment and incomes for the poor, respectively. The authors […]

Middle East Eye published an article on what to expect for Middle East countries economically after COVID-19. Senior Research Fellow Clemens Breisinger stated that Egypt is expected to suffer lost revenues this year, particularly from tourism, which generated $12.6bn (4.2 percent of GDP) in 2018-19, and from the Suez Canal of $5.7bn (1.9 percent of GDP). But these are dwarfed […]

Sohu.com (China) reported on how COVID-19 could impact food security globally. Former IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan said, “The new coronary pneumonia epidemic is a health crisis. However, if appropriate measures are not taken, it may also lead to a food security crisis.”  Republished in more than thirty media sources including ReliefWeb, Jingjiribao, East Day, 10JQKA.com (China), Chinese Economic Net, South African News (Shafaqna), China Economy.

Ahram Online published an article on the discussions and strategies that fifteen Ministers of Finance had on combatting COVID-19 and its impact on economies. IFPRI’s blog post, Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt was referenced. “The pandemic is likely to have a significant economic toll in Africa. For Egypt, the national GDP is expected to fall […]

Prothom Alo (Bangladesh)  published an article on the condition of food security during the COVID-19 outbreak as it pertains to rice. County Director, IFPRI-Bangladesh and Senior Research Fellow Akhter Ahmed proposed several ways to prevent increased food insecurity. Ahmed states that the coronavirus could spread further affecting the rice sales on the open market. He added that everyone must be fed during the lockdown of the country and it must […]

Wirtualny Nowy Przemyst (Poland) reported on how societal inequalities will increase as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic becomes clearer. Using forecasts from IFPRI, the Polish Economic Institute pointed out that each percentage point of economic decline means an increase in the number of people affected by poverty by 2%. (14 million). They reserved that this indicator may be correspondingly higher depending […]

Global Diaspora News reported on the release of IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report (GFPR). As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive disruption it has caused in food supply chains, it is painfully clear that the poor and marginalized communities are the hardest hit. GFPR emphasizes that modern global food systems should be inclusive of not just […]

Dhaka Tribune reported on the predicted dire straits of the poor in Bangladesh as the nation comes out of the COVID-19 outbreak. The current poverty reduction rate in Bangladesh stands at 1.2%. It has been continuously decreasing since FY2000-01, when the rate was 1.8%. This trend of declining poverty reduction rate will be aggravated due to the  […]

Beijing Review published an op-ed by former IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan on COVID-19 and food security. Fan writes, “COVID-19 is a global health crisis not seen in decades. Without proper measures, a global food crisis leading to a much larger humanitarian disaster may follow, caused not by a shortage of food, but due to panic that can […]