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MLive published an article using the ingredients needed to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies to explain the high costs of food products today. Inflation has caused ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs, and oil to rise well into double digits. The war in Ukraine has prevented much of the grain produced there to get […]

CNBC Africa published an op-ed by Agnes Kalibata (AGRA) and Claudia Sadoff, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR stating that the repercussions of the global food crisis, coupled with a protracted drought and a challenging pandemic recovery, make the forthcoming harvest season in many parts of Africa even more critical for governments and farmers. CGIAR has […]

Fly XG (China) published an article on climate change and nutrition. According to senior scientist, Tim Sulser, “We have recently made great strides in reducing global undernutrition, but global population growth over the next 30 years will require increased production of food that provides adequate nutrition. These findings suggest that climate change may slow the […]

CGTN (China) produced a video on YouTube where reporter Gerald Tan talks to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber about China’s agriculture. Glauber said, “China is the largest importer of agricultural products. Not only did imports from the US go up, but also Brazil, European Union, and other suppliers. China has been a big engine for […]

Yahoo News published an article stating that a ship with 3,300 tons of Ukrainian corn was stranded after running aground off the Turkish coast. The Lady Zehma became grounded after rudder failure  Following the agreement between Ukraine and Russia to move grain and other products out of the Black Sea Port, the UN has been […]

Kogi Reports (Nigeria) published an article stating that farmers in Nigeria want and need fertilizer. Fertilizer is an important agricultural input as it helps maximize crop yield. Significantly, fertilizers help the soil increase its fertility. By implication, it promotes better growth. But farmers are unable to access the important farm input in the desired quantity. […]

ORF Online (India) published an article stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now prioritizing rural revitalization. There is no single global definition of rural revitalization. The 2019 Global Food Policy Report by the International Food Policy Research Institute describes rural revitalization as a way of “positively transforming rural areas for present and future […]

Más (Colombia) published an article stating that the world has had a difficult succession of crises in recent years. The response of some countries, in the face of the pandemic and especially the war in Ukraine, has been to prohibit or limit their food exports, to privilege their compatriots. Globalization, which seeks the free world […]

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) produced a video on the Agriculture Technology and Innovation Policy launch. The Policy has ten thematic areas including synergy and MDA alignment; livestock development; knowledge creation, and transfer; rapid mechanization; revitalization of extension service delivery; strengthening value-chains for priority crops; fisheries, and development of marine resources. The project runs through […]

Krishak Jagat, India’s agriculture newspaper with the largest farmer subscription base, published an article on how the eastern Indo-Gangetic plains (EIGP) have a higher density of rural poverty and food insecurity than any other region. The region’s intensive rice-wheat cropping system has large yield gaps, which are far higher than anywhere in South Asia, coupled […]