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UN Dispatch published a podcast that featured senior research fellow Joseph Glauber to discuss various impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine including why stockpiles of corn, soybean, and wheat are so low. Glauber said, “That area of the world has been a traditional breadbasket dating back centuries, but particularly in the last 30 years […]

Washington Post published an article stating that many Middle Eastern and African countries that rely heavily on Black Sea grains and vegetable oils are already seeing food prices soar. Governments around the globe are struggling to deal with surging agriculture prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said that before the […]

Wired published an article about how millions of tons of grain may not make it out of Ukraine this year. The shortfall could spread hunger and civil unrest worldwide. Russia and Ukraine are Europe’s breadbasket. IFPRI estimates that their exports represent 12 percent of all the food calories traded in the world. The two countries […]

Reuters published an article about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant winter wheat in the coming weeks. If the farmers can’t feed those crops soon, far fewer of the so-called tillers will spout, jeopardizing a national wheat harvest on which millions in […]

Devex Dish (Devex Newsletter) published a roundup of interesting topics and quotations from experts. Senior research fellow James Thurlow was quoted. He said, “Agrifood system investments are an investment in poverty reduction and long-term economic development, and so we shouldn’t bypass them in order to build back better.” Devex Dish also reported on findings from […]

ABC Australia produced an interview with senior research fellow David Laborde who was asked about the significance of the conflict on the food supply. Laborde said, “The war has significantly impacted the world food supply because people are panicking and there is a trickle-down aspect. Since February, even before the war, some shipments from Ukraine […]

DW wrote in an article that the Middle Eastern and North African countries rely heavily on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine. The current war could lead to a severe food crisis in a region already under pressure. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “The Black Sea is of strategic importance for Ukraine’s wheat supply […]

Agri-Pulse published an article on how the war in Ukraine is threatening to cut global grain supplies and worsen food insecurity, leading to proposals to ramp up agricultural production in the United States and Europe by planting crops this year on conservation acreage. Ukraine, a major global supplier of wheat, corn, and vegetable oil might […]

YLE published an article (also, published on radio) about how the war in Ukraine is causing major disruptions to the world food market and raising food prices sharply. Poor urban dwellers in developing countries will feel the worst consequences. The pandemic caused supply difficulties, the global harvest remained weak and prices began to skyrocket as […]

YLE (Finland) published an article on how Russia and Belarus are the world’s leading producers of fertilizers and their raw materials. Access to those products has and will continue to be more difficult to obtain. Attempts are now being made to reduce dependence on Russia. According to data collected by the IFPRI (see maps in […]