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NPR spoke with Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, on the anniversary of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to discuss how the war has affected global food security during the past year, where things stand today and why the worst predictions have not come to pass. Glauber noted that before […]

Within about a week of Russia crossing into eastern Ukraine in the dawn of Feb. 24, 2022, prices for grains like soybeans and some vegetable oils spiked about 50% to 60%, Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, told ABC News. Those prices have since stabilized to pre-war levels […]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural system have led to unprecedented impacts on global agricultural markets, food security, and nutrition, writes CSIS in a piece on the current situation in Ukraine and how it is affecting the world.  “Since the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in August, Ukraine has exported over 22 million […]

The price of DAP fertilizer in Kenya has gone from 2600 shillings per bag in 2019 to 6500 today, motivating the government to subsidize so that farmers pay 3500 writes Le Devoir (France). The aim is to reach some 5 million farmers, but only around 20 percent seem to be receiving subsidized DAP given the difficulties/costs […]

The Western Producer (Canada) interviewed IFPRI senior research fellow Joseph Glauber for an article exploring what might happen to grain prices if the Black Sea Grain Initiative is not renewed. Glauber noted that world corn prices increased by six percent and wheat prices rose by three percent when Russia temporarily suspended the Black Sea Grain Initiative in November […]

In an op-ed by Shoumi Mustafa, a research coordinator at the International Food Policy Research Institute (in Dhaka) writes in Protho Malo (Bangladesh) that approximately a third of all food produced in the world in a year is lost or wasted in post-harvest operations (PHL). Recent estimates suggest that 1.45 crore (145 million) tons of […]

Yahoo published a press-release on the new “Vitamin and Minerals Global Market Report 2023” released on February 24. The report says that “International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has gathered evidence of major disruptions to livestock production in China, and vegetables and fruits in Ethiopia, whereas Indian news reported a full-blown collapse in the production of dairy products, which is […]

Peru’s agriculture industry appears to have had the greatest recovery in the country, writes the Fresh Fruit Portal (Chile). The article discusses various aspects of agriculture in Peru including a focus on the Ukraine-Russia war and what effects it has on Peruvian farming.   Valeria Pineiro, IFPRI’s acting head for Latin America says that while Russia’s […]

The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a New Delhi-based think tank, recently organized a two-day capacity-building program in collaboration with Pondicherry University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to familiarize young researchers and policy analysts with agricultural trade, reports Krishi Jagran (India). IFPRI’s Mamata Pradhan emphasized the importance of collaborative research, […]

In an op-ed in the Arabian Post (United Arab Emirates), Gyan Pathak writes that the unprecedented rise in temperature nearing 40 degrees Celsius, in parts of India in February (technically a winter month), has threatened not only the food security of the country but also various sectors of the economy.  IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report warned that […]