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Times of India published an article stating that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has dramatically worsened the outlook for already inflated global food prices, especially affecting Africa and developing countries like India. According to IFPRI, restrictions on food and food-related commodities in 2022 could impact as much as 17 percent of globally traded […]

Tasting Table published an article stating that according to IFPRI, supplies of sunflower oil which makes up 13 percent of the edible oils used in kitchens around the world today, continue to be squeezed thanks to the ongoing war in Ukraine.  IFPRI stated that there are no quick fixes for the global sunflower oil shortage, […]

AgWeb published an article that the cost of cooking is increasing because much of the world is on the brink of a shortage of edible cooking oil. Suddenly, we have less than we need—and most of this growing problem is man-made. The immediate cause of our cooking-oil crisis is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which exports […]

Yahoo Finance (Spain) published an article stating that export rights (withholdings) have been in the Argentine public conversation for weeks. The debate is between very different viewpoints: insists that they are the necessary tools to “decouple” internal prices from external ones and from different sectors they assure that he overestimates this incidence. That is the […]

Suna (Sudan) published an article about the 2022 Global Food Policy Report’s launch in Sudan. The launch on climate change and its impact on food systems recommended investing in scientific research and using technology in agriculture to produce food for groups suffering from hunger and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa. In the […]

This Day Live (Nigeria) published an article explaining findings from the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The Report warns that climate change is a growing threat to the world’s food systems, with grim implications for food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and overall well-being, especially for poor and vulnerable people around the world. IFPRI stressed the need […]

Suna produced a video where it interviewed a number of experts on global food systems and climate change. The experts attended the Sudan launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The Report discusses climate change and Sudan. There were many challenges and opportunities to spur innovation. Experts believe that innovative practices can harness technology, […]

Tasting Table published an article about how current food inflation is causing a sharp increase in global prices as factors ranging from the war in Ukraine to devastating droughts have led to production and supply chain disruptions.  This crisis is impacting nations in various ways. NPR notes that in Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya have […]

BBC’s Work Life India podcast interviewed senior research fellow Avinash Kishore on its podcast. The discussion was on the recently announced curbs on its wheat and sugar exports. The decision came after an unseasonal heatwave in the country affected crops and drove domestic prices to a record high. But critics say it could lead to […]

The Hundred published a Q&A with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber discussed the current food crisis. He said, “Prices for many agricultural commodities are at (nominal) record levels, in part due to the war in Ukraine and in part due to many factors that pre-dated the war. Food supplies are adequate to meet needs […]