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Dostor published an article stating that a pandemic crisis has exacerbated the social and humanitarian conditions in poor urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of people face acute insecurity. food and malnutrition. IFPRI researchers, in their study of lessons learned, over two years, from the global pandemic related to food security, poverty, health, and […]

World Economic Forum published a podcast on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having big, and potentially long-lasting impacts on the global supplies of food and energy. Senior research fellow David Laborde assesses the impact on food supplies and prices of massive disruption in what has traditionally been the ‘breadbasket of Europe’, and he has […]

CNN – New Day Weekend produced a video stating that the economic fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being felt all over the world, not only with a spike in gas prices but now prices for key agricultural products used in the region are skyrocketing and there are fears of a potential global food […]

Commoda Africa published an article stating that as part of fisheries cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and Japan, the first training center for fish processing techniques in surimi has been set up. Participating in the center, which aims to improve the livelihoods of fishing communities, the Japanese NGO Uminokuni, and IFPRI. 

Pro-Farmer published an article about how gasoline prices in March are on track for the biggest month-over-month increase since the mid-’70s. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber stated, “I know this isn’t necessarily the most popular suggestion, but I think the (United States) should consider suspending these mandates” for biodiesel production and use. He made the […]

Economics Observatory writes in an article that war in the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ is having a big impact on food security across the continent and the wider world. Crop shortages and the rising prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer could become a source of further conflicts. To learn more, visit the IFPRI blog post which […]

Fortune Magazine published an article explaining that globally, many countries are suffering due to the disruption of wheat and other crops that come from the Black Sea Region. The article writes how this conflict has affected, for example, Indonesia, Egypt, and Turkey. combined furnish around 80% of all wheat imports to Turkey and Egypt, and […]

National Geographic published an article that explained the plight of farmers in Ukraine. The article said if they don’t succeed, experts warn, not only will many Ukrainians go hungry, but so will hundreds of millions around the world, perhaps triggering the greatest food crisis since World War II.  Ukraine and Russia together produce nearly 30 […]

The Conversation published an op-ed by senior research fellows Derek Headey and Kalle Hirvonen about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to disruptions of the global food supply. With sanctions on Russia and Ukraine unable to move its crops to its ports, 2022 is shaping up to be a very difficult year for […]

Foreign Policy reported on the fact that curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions. Disruptions to harvests and global fertilizer production are driving up food prices and sending economic shock waves throughout the world. As the cutbacks and shortages bleed into the next planting season, experts warn […]