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With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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  • In the News

    Don’t rush into export ‘opportunity’ presented by Russia-Ukraine conflict (Indian Express)

    April 21, 2022

    Indian Express published an op-ed by senior research fellow Devesh Roy and Neelkanth Mishra, co-head of Asia Pacific Strategy and India Strategist for Credit Suisse. The op-ed authors write, “India’s prospects for sustained wheat exports are limited. The surplus stocks are a fraction of the quantity exported annually by Russia and Ukraine. India faces strong […]


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    War in Ukraine: Risks and Opportunities for U.S. Farmers (Agweb)

    April 21, 2022

    Agweb published an article that before Putin’s forces even breached the Ukraine border, fear and speculation drove commodity prices skyward. According to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber, concerns are warranted: Trade disruptions in energy, fertilizer, and grains are inevitable. In fact, effects are likely to last for years, possibly even decades. Egypt and Yemen, which […]


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    Why war in Ukraine may lead to human hunger ‘catastrophe’ with wheat, sunflower oil, and cereal exports hit (iNews)

    April 21, 2022

    iNews (U.K.) published an article stating that global food prices could spike 37 percent due to Russia’s assault on Ukraine. The World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, usually buys around 50 percent of its grain from Ukraine, known as the “breadbasket of Europe.” But grain exports from both countries have almost entirely shut […]


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    Solar-powered groundwater irrigation critical in boosting Nigeria’s food production – Study (Business Day) 

    April 21, 2022

    Business Day Nigeria published an article stating that increasing temperature, erratic rainfall, and other extreme events, such as floods and droughts, pose severe threats to Nigeria’s food production, particularly in the central and northern regions where rainfall is limited and agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Solar-powered groundwater irrigation is seen as a potentially […]


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    War in Ukraine: Is war eating away at the world? (Chatham House: Undercurrents)

    April 21, 2022

    Chatham House published a podcast that featured senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber spoke on various angles related to the global food supply, demand, and price spikes. He said, “Wheat is a globally traded commodity, and when we see disruptions like drought or what we’re seeing in Ukraine, buyers are able to get wheat, but […]


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    Grain shortfall from Ukraine war exacerbates food insecurity in Africa (Yahoo Sport)

    April 21, 2022

    Yahoo Sport published an article stating that in an effort to cover wheat shortages following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, African countries are looking to other sources, or trying to use local-based alternatives in order to provide bread each day. However, this is also causing a spike in food prices. Research fellow Kibrom Abay said, “What is […]


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    War in Ukraine: Risks and opportunities for U.S. farmers (Agweb)

    April 21, 2022

    Agweb published an article that fear and speculation drove commodity prices skyward before Putin’s forces even breached the Ukraine border. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “Concerns are warranted: Trade disruptions in energy, fertilizer, and grains are inevitable. Effects are likely to last for years, possibly even decades. Egypt and Yemen, which rely on Russia […]


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    Here’s why food shortages are unlikely to occur in the U.S. (CNBC.com)

    April 20, 2022

    CNBC.com published an article stating that the war in Ukraine is putting a massive strain on the global food supply. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “It’s important to realize that the U.S. doesn’t import very much from Ukraine.     


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    Russia/Ukraine crisis exacerbating global food insecurity (All About Feed)

    April 20, 2022

    All About Feed published an article that states the implementation of export restrictions to address food supply disruptions is increasing global food insecurity, according to senior research fellows Joseph Glauber and David Laborde. They say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has come at a bad time for global food markets. Russia and Ukraine account for 12% […]


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    How the war in Ukraine is deepening the world’s hunger crisis (NPR)

    April 20, 2022

    NPR published an article and an audio interview stating that as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, hunger is beginning to affect more of the world. You see, Ukraine was dubbed the breadbasket for Eastern Europe during Soviet times. And then when the Berlin Wall fell at the end of the 1980s, Ukraine took […]