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Devex Dish published an article stating when COVID-19 hit, nations around the world scrambled for access to lifesaving tools to protect their citizens and curb the disease’s spread. The needs were enormous, but many countries lacked the capabilities and resources to respond. Cynthia Rosenzweig, who won the 2022 World Food Prize award highlights the increasing recognition […]

The New Humanitarian published an article stating that against the backdrop of the pandemic and climate shocks, revenue from tourism and remittances has plunged. With utility bills and medicine costs also rising, the five employees she manages – each earns about 50,000 rupees a month – are all struggling to feed their families. Sources also […]

Financial Times published an article stating Ukraine and Russia have agreed on a safety zone of 10 nautical miles to protect neutral cargo ships carrying grains from the latter’s ports on the Black Sea.  Countries in the Middle East and North Africa depend on wheat from Ukraine and Russia. The latter has only recently allowed […]

Science Blog published a blog post about a new project to tackle one of the most urgent crises facing the planet: food insecurity. Approximately 276 million people worldwide are severely food insecure, and more than half a million face famine conditions. o better understand and analyze food security, this three-year research project will develop a […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article stating that farmers are dealing with one crisis after another: floods, low rainfall, and then fertilizer price hikes. And now, they will have to bear the brunt of a sudden 42.5 percent rise in diesel cost, which is likely to make them spend an additional Tk 4,000 in […]

Daily Kos published a blog post on food security. The article writes food security is a topic that has received increasing coverage in the media and increasing interest among the public over the last decade or so. While each of us has an opinion on what food security is, there have been some attempts to […]

CNBC published an article stating food prices dropped significantly in July from the previous month, particularly the costs of wheat and vegetable oil. While the drop in food prices “from very high levels” is “welcome,” there are doubts over whether the good news will last. Analysts cited a mix of both demand and supply reasons […]

Associated Press published an article stating that three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday, in the latest sign that a negotiated deal to export grain trapped since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly six months ago is slowly moving forward. But major hurdles lie ahead to get food to the countries […]

OWP published an article stating Snake Island, an island captured by Russia on the first day of its invasion of Ukraine, was abandoned by Russian forces on June 30th.  Snake Island’s strategic significance arises from its proximity to the shipping lanes used to export grain from the Ukrainian province of Odesa. Ukraine’s ability to export […]

Los Angeles Times published an article stating that the first shipment of grain leaving Ukraine was in Bulgaria and headed toward Istanbul. It is the first shipment to leave the Black Sea port since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to senior research fellow David Laborde, most of the roughly 20 million tons […]