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Axios published an article that the rolling crises of the past few years rendered visible so many vital commodities that plenty of us never gave much thought — nickel, silicon chips, lumber. The latest entrant into this camp: Fertilizer. Skyrocketing fertilizer costs — like those made from nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) — are driving […]

C&EN published an article on how companies are considering new ways to make fertilizer as inflation, disease, and war push prices to all-time highs. The war in Ukraine is highlighting that centralized nitrogen fertilizer production can be a problem. Countries without much access to natural gas are scrambling for alternatives. Brazil gets about 19 percent […]

WTO published a report on a seminar that explored explore the conceptual linkages between food security, policy frameworks, and trade and markets, drawing on empirical evidence and experience at the national and regional level. Senior research coordinator Valeria Pineiro participated in this seminar and gave a presentation on “IFPRI: Looking Ahead: Policy Responses to Emerging […]

The Herald (Illinois, USA) published an article that said, consumers should think twice before throwing out those last few pieces of bread, lightly bruised fruit, or milk barely beyond its sell-by date. Food waste and loss is a key contributor to sub-optimal diets, environmental issues and inflationary pressure currently gripping most countries in the world […]

Politico [Agriculture Week] published an article stating that lawmakers and ag economists are scratching their heads about President Joe Biden’s proposal to boost farm subsidies as a way to increase U.S. crop production and counteract global food shortages stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “I don’t think that this […]

The Economist writes in an article that unhelpful short-term fixes are not the answer to spiking food prices. The war is pushing up the prices of all kinds of foodstuffs, not just grain. In Bangladesh, with a population of 164 million, its food-security predicament is among the most severe, paying more for food and fertilizer […]

  Agri-Pulse published an article stating that when the Russian military invasion cut off Ukraine’s ability to export sunflower oil and wheat, it helped push “a cascading food crisis around the world,” according to a spokeswoman for USAID. Now Indonesia, which last week banned the export of palm oil, is exacerbating the conditions that are […]

Axios reports that the Biden admin’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken is appointing a global food security envoy as the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt global grain supplies. This matters because it is meant to bring high-level political attention to the issue. According to IFPRI, Russia and Ukraine export almost 30% of the globe’s […]

NHK published an article on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is wreaking havoc on the global fertilizer industry. Farmers are being squeezed and one expert says governments must step in to prevent what could become the worst food crisis since World War II. Communications and Public Affairs Division Director, Charlotte Hebebrand, spoke on several aspects […]

Mandiner published an article on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing a frightening rise in food prices. EU sanctions are often blamed for rising prices, food prices are in fact affected by “sanctions” by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and Indonesia, more specifically by export restrictions due to global oil and grain shortages, as EU […]