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The Center for Global Development’s weekly roundup featured the blogpost, Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt, by Senior Research Fellow Clemens Breisinger et al. The blogpost estimates monthly GDP losses for Egypt under a range of scenarios, with estimates around 0.7 to 0.8 percent. 

Public Eye News reported on the COVID-19 health crisis. The novel Coronavirus risks undermining economic stability, global humanitarian and food security initiatives for the wellbeing of mankind. Emeritus Research Fellow Shenggen Fan posits “COVID-19 is a health crisis. But it could also lead to a food security crisis if proper measures are not taken.” 

Asian Review (Japan) published an article on air pollution in India, particularly New Delhi. The 21-day lockdown, ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the spread of COVID-19 has improved air quality with factories idle, no cars on roads, and most public transportation suspended.  The article quoted from the study, Risk of acute respiratory infection from crop burning […]

Cold Link Online (South Africa) published an article about the vulnerability of South Africa’s poor in the wake of COVID-19. Two-thirds of South African children live in poverty, with one-third in extreme poverty. If IFPRI predictions are correct, the number of poor children in South Africa could increase by between two and five percent as a result of COVID-19. Also, in ShowMe South Africa and Northern News. 

Yahoo India published an op-ed by Mamata Pradhan and Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy on the next economic steps India should take to recover from the COVID-19 health crisis. Though many regions are creating rationing packages and other safety nets, the authors suggest that only when the markets are running, the safety nets would be […]

Shafaqna (South Africa) published an article on the hunger crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic. IFPRI blog post, Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency explained that about 820 million people around the world are currently suffering from hunger. The consequences of the measures imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic are worsening the difficult nutrition situation and acting as an accelerator […]

QQCom reported on food supplies following the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries have decided to tighten exports while at the same time, trade businesses have been crippled by COVID-19. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos said, “It is certain that even if (food) production is stopped now, there is no reason for China to worry about an immediate shortage.”  Republished in Zaker, Ifeng.com, Sohu.com (Chinese), The […]

Yahoo India published an op-ed by Mamata Pradhan and Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy on the next economic steps India should take to recover from the COVID-19 health crisis. Though many regions are creating rationing packages and other safety nets, the authors suggest that only when the markets are running, the safety nets would be […]

Devex published an article on how governments and the international development community must quickly mobilize efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on food and agriculture and, most importantly, to protect the food security of vulnerable people. IFPRI blog post, How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19 by Division Director Rob Vos and Senior Research Fellows Will Martin and David Laborde, state that early projections indicate that even […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Smriti Verma and Anjani Kumar, and Arabinda Padhee. They discussed COVID-19 and government intervention through safety net packages. Fifty percent of the Indian population depends on the agriculture sector for its livelihood.  A good farm harvest, after all, will decide future strategy. At this unprecedented time, when both manufacturing and services might get severely […]