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Nature published an editorial stating that Russia’s invasion is the latest threat to the stability of world food supplies. Researchers must act now to halt the cycle of repeated food crises. According to Rob Vos, Division Director (MTID), by 12 April, a total of 16 countries had banned or restricted food exports. This marked reduction in […]

Lawfare published announcements about two seminars held on April 12. The seminars were a discussion on climate change, agriculture, food security, and policy. The first panel focused on global issues and Research Fellow Emeritus Mark Rosegrant. The second panel focused on the likely impacts of current and proposed U.S. agricultural policies on greenhouse gas emissions. […]

Investment Monitor published an article stating food price rises hit record levels in March, with the Ukraine war, supply chain issues, and Covid-19 pandemic combining to create the crisis. IFPRI has estimated that the two countries are together responsible for 12 percent of all calories traded on global markets. (in the blog post, How will […]

Devex published an article on how the ongoing price increase for fertilizer is making farmers in Malawi look to organic alternatives to feed their soil and crops. A study by IFPRI found that while subsidizing fertilizer prices increases use, yields, and household income, it discourages the use of organic-based materials and methods to maintain soil […]

La Razon (International) published an article stating that a large amount of food and products have reached historical records, largely due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Of all the calories traded in the world, Ukraine and Russia account for 12 percent (or more than a tenth), according to IFPRI estimates. Although on the […]

NPR published a segment on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused grain prices to rise. Russia and Ukraine supplied a quarter of the world’s wheat before the war. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said that the two countries “are global markets. So, what happens in Ukraine happens all over the world.  We’ve seen agricultural […]

The Week published an article stating that Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent food prices skyrocketing, leaving millions at risk of going hungry. Prices had already been trending upward due to global inflation and shortages caused by COVID-19, as well as the rise in gas prices that increased the cost of shipping. Now the war […]

Washington Post published an article on what parents can do to make sure children are eating healthy nutritious foods. In the first two years of life, a child will need to be fed approximately 3,000 times.  For some parents, that figure cues an exhausting montage: hundreds of veggies chopped into bite-sized portions; spoon after puree-laden […]

L’Independant wrote in an article stating that the war in Ukraine could plunge millions of people into starvation in the coming months. Ukrainian grain supply problems, coupled with sanctions against Russia, are driving up prices. Even before Russian tanks entered Ukraine, world grain prices were already higher than they were during the 2007-2008 food crisis, […]

Marketplace published an article on how its index of global food prices increased 12.6 percent in March from the month before, the highest it’s been since the U.N. started tracking prices more than three decades ago. According to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber, Countries might be tempted to keep all that food for domestic use, […]