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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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The Russia-Ukraine crisis presents threats to Nigeria’s food security, but potential opportunities for the fertilizer, energy sectors
09.06.22-
Food security
The current rise in global market prices for major food commodities almost mirrors that of the…
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Short-term policy considerations to respond to Russia-Ukraine crisis disruptions in fertilizer availability and affordability
08.06.22-
Food security
As we discussed in our previous post, fertilizer prices have increased drastically, +230%, since Ma…
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Can the G7 be a force for good in the current global food security crisis?
06.06.22-
Food security
The Group of Seven wealthy nations (G7), currently led by the German presidency, has put…
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From torrents to trickles: Managing the future of irrigation
24.05.22From torrents to trickles: Managing the future of irrigation May 24, 2022 Claudia Ringler Globally,…
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Vegetable oil prices soar, far outstripping other food inflation (Washington Post)
19.05.22-
Food security
Vegetable oil prices soar, far outstripping other food inflation (Washington Post) Washington Post …
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War and weather sent food prices soaring. Now, China’s harvest is uncertain (New York Times)
18.05.22-
Food security
War and weather sent food prices soaring. Now, China’s harvest is uncertain (New York Times)…
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How ladybugs and disease-killing microbes can help reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint
17.05.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
By Kris A.G. Wyckhuys Given that agriculture is a major contributor to climate change, measuring…
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One of the world’s worst economic collapses, now compounded by the Ukraine crisis: What’s next for Lebanon?
06.05.22-
Food security
High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern…
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The impact of the Ukraine crisis on the global vegetable oil market
03.05.22-
Food security
The war in Ukraine has pushed prices of agricultural products to historically high levels, and…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond?
27.04.22-
Food security
Food insecurity is endemic in Malawi, affecting up to 38% of the population every year in the…
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Policy seminar: German development cooperation and CGIAR joining hands for sustainable food systems transformation
26.04.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
BY BIRTHE PAUL For decades, Germany has been a reliable partner of international agricultural resear…
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High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns
25.04.22-
Food security
BY CHARLOTTE HEBEBRAND AND DAVID LABORDE Like people, plants need a multitude of nutrients to…
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How the war in Ukraine threatens Bangladesh’s food security
20.04.22-
Food security
As the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues to disrupt the global trade of key foods such as…
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From bad to worse: How Russia-Ukraine war-related export restrictions exacerbate global food insecurity
13.04.22-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY JOSEPH GLAUBER,DAVID LABORDE AND ABDULLAH MAMUN Global turmoil and supply shocks can increase a…
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From bad to worse: How Russia-Ukraine war-related export restrictions exacerbate global food insecurity
13.04.22-
Food security
Global turmoil and supply shocks can increase a country's vulnerability to food shortages. In the…
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Harnessing Statistics for Evidence-Based Policy Making in Kenya: IFPRI's Collaboration with KNBS
13.04.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Harnessing Statistics for Evidence-Based Policy Making in Kenya: The Kenya National Bureau of Statis…
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Do No Harm: Measured policy responses are key to addressing food security impacts of the Ukraine crisis
12.04.22-
Food security
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to have serious consequences for global food security.…
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems
06.04.22-
Food security
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world's…
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