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Econofact is reporting that global hunger has risen to record levels. Up to 811 million people — about a tenth of the world’s population— currently confront hunger. The striking increase in hunger pre-dates the war in Ukraine, but the war has strongly accelerated that trend. Climate-related events are also fueling the global hunger crisis. Climate […]

IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) published a summary of a roundtable, organized by IISD, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), and IFPRI as a part of IISD’s second Trade and Sustainability Hub discussed how World Trade Organization (WTO) rules can better prevent and mitigate food crises. Participants highlighted that export restrictions have […]

Washington Post published an article stating that the U..N. refugee agency believes that Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement figures to record levels, calling the statistics a “tragic milestone.” According to IFPRI, Ukraine and Russia produce about a third of the wheat traded in global markets and about a quarter of the world’s […]

IEidiseis.gr (Greece) published an article stating that from food shortages on supermarket shelves to the frantic rise in fuel prices, the entire planet has been hit by the war in Ukraine, the end of which is still looming on the horizon. It is a fact that Russia’s embargo on Ukrainian ports, combined with subsequent Western […]

AgWeb published an article stating that eye-popping prices for both grain and crop inputs have U.S. farmers taking a hard look at budgets in 2022. Markets ebb and flow, but war in one of the world’s largest export countries stands as a major wild card. As the battle in Ukraine stretches on, just how many […]

Illinois Newsroom published an article stating that global wheat supplies have been tightened from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the crop faces a domestic threat: drought in the Great Plains. In Kansas, one of the country’s top wheat-producing states, an industry group predicts dry conditions will force harvests down by about 30% this year. Senior […]

VN Express (Viet Nam) published an article stating that the war in Ukraine has blocked grain transportation routes, disrupted fertilizer supply chains, and “poured fuel into the fire” of the global food crisis, according to experts. David Laborde, a senior research fellow, also said that more than 20 million tons of food trapped in Ukraine […]

Washington Post published an article on how Russian forces have bombed grain silos and farms and plundered Ukrainian wheat. Putin is attempting to blackmail the West into lifting punitive measures, and that’s to be expected. But more worrying is the Kremlin’s amplification of the lie that rich nations are meddling and punishing with no concern […]

Washington Post published an article stating that Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports and the ripple effects of Western sanctions on Moscow have driven up global food prices, raised fears of looming grain shortages, and exacerbated concerns about rising hunger around the world. According to IFPRI, Ukraine and Russia produce about a third of the wheat traded […]

Manila Times (Philippines) published an article stating that Negros Occidental The governor committed to “do our best to avoid a food shortage. This is not only in Negros Occidental but worldwide. These are difficult times that we are about to face and we are already facing,” he pointed out. Negros cannot totally say it is […]