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ASEAN Post published an article for many Singaporeans, a plate of poached or roasted chicken on a bed of fragrant rice is a favorite meal. It’s often referred to as the country’s national dish. As one stallholder said: “I don’t think Singapore cannot have chicken rice. It’s like not having pizza in New York.”  But […]

Manila Times published an article providing a summary of a meeting, co-organized by IFPRI, SEARCA, and Vietnam’s Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development. More than 100 stakeholders (analysts, policymakers, researchers, international donors, and public-private entities) convened in a high-level policy forum on Wednesday, June 1, in Hanoi, Vietnam. In the meeting, […]

France 24 English published a video segment on statements made by the President of Senegal.  President Macky Sall has appealed to the West to ease sanctions on Russia to facilitate the export of grain to Africa. Millions on the continent face hunger amid a global food crisis sparked by the Ukraine war. Russia is the […]

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, […]