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The Exchange (Africa) refers to the IFPRI book on Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050 in an article about climate change in Africa, and its role in the livelihoods of more than 100 million people living in severe poverty on the continent.    “According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), climate […]

The Associated Press analyzes the consequences of Russia’s move to suspend its part of the grain initiative, a rare example of UN-brokered cooperation between Ukraine and Russia since Russia’s invasion in February. The deal has allowed more than 9 million tons of grain in 397 ships to safely leave Ukrainian ports. The grain agreement has […]

Bloomberg, in its “Markets” section, wrote that traders are bracing for a fresh spike in grain prices after Russia’s exit from a deal allowing Ukraine crops to move from the Black Sea port. The sudden move by Russia has left leaders scrambling to rescue the UN-and-Turkey-brokered agreement credited with saving vulnerable populations from the risk […]

Agri-Pulse (USA) published an analysis on next steps following Russia’s announcement that it was suspending its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The agreement allowed Ukraine to ship grain and other commodities from its Black Sea ports and the United Nations estimates the agreement has saved 100 million people globally from extreme poverty.   International […]

In a recent story, The Telegraph discussed what comes next after Vladimir Putin collapsed the Black Sea Grain Initiative following his accusation that the British Royal Navy helped Ukraine carry out drone attacks on its Black Sea Fleet. Although British ministers are set to reassure the public that Britain’s food supply is secure, Ukraine is […]

Bloomberg discusses the importance of salvaging the Black Sea Grain Initiative. After Moscow said it would pull out indefinitely following an attack on its Black Sea fleet, Turkey, the UN, and others looked for ways to rescue the Ukrainian grain export agreement. Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest wheat, corn and vegetable oil providers, […]

A new story by Quartz focuses on risks to Egypt’s agricultural economy from climate change, water scarcity, inflation, and urbanization.  In the 1990s, water availability in the country fell below the international “water poverty” benchmark of 1,000 cubic meters per person per year. Egypt has managed that scarcity by meticulously recycling agricultural water and, in […]

BOL News (Pakistan) reports on the 2nd Pakistan Water Week 2022 conference, which focused on sustainable and improved water and food security in Pakistan. The publication quotes IFPRI’s Claudia Ringler, CGIAR NEXUS Gains Initiative Deputy Lead, who stressed the importance of co-developing and scaling NEXUS innovations using foresight methodologies and trade-off analyses. “It is important to energize food and […]

This Day Live (Nigeria) cites an IFPRI Nigeria report in its post about the importance of economic readiness in cushioning against the effects of future pandemics.   IFPRI reported that cause of the lockdown measures necessitated by the pandemic, Nigeria’s GDP plunged to 34.1 percent which translates to USD 16 billion with two-thirds of this loss coming in […]

SciDev.net investigates how the third major food crisis this century affects consumers and if food systems can be more resilient to shocks. Rob Vos, division director (Markets, Trade, and Institutions) shares his perspective on export bans and restrictions and the state of the agri-food supply chains. The article features IFPRI interactive maps on food inflation and cites IFPRI […]