by Joseph Glauber and Abdullah Mamun OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 On July 20, India announced that it would restrict exports of non-basmati rice to calm domestic rice prices that had risen more than 30% since October 2022 (Figure 1). The ban would halt overseas sales of the grain with “immediate effect,” the government announced, and is estimated to cover
“On July 17 the Russian government announced that it was pulling out of a deal to facilitate the export of millions of tons of grain from Ukrainian ports. The arrangement had been in place since July 2022. The Kremlin’s move immediately sparked concern, particularly in food insecure countries,” NPR reports. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy
“Russia has suspended participation in a deal that let Ukraine ship its grain through its ports on the Black Sea, upending a pact that mitigated a global food crisis. Russia’s exit could again threaten food prices, and food insecurity, worldwide,” writes Vox. “The Black Sea Grain Initiative was “never a panacea for Ukrainian agriculture,” said Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow at the
by Joseph Glauber, Brian McNamara, and Elsa Olivetti OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 On July 17, Russia announced that it was terminating participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed exports of grains and other agricultural products from Ukrainian ports. The deal, put in place almost a year before, was scheduled for its fourth renewal. Within hours of the announcement, Russia launched a
by Himanshu Pathak, Taslima Zahan, Apurbo Chaki, and Mamata Pradhan OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Tahera Begum, 47, faced ridicule from her neighbors and relatives when she decided to cultivate potatoes during the recent growing season using climate-smart strip-planting technology instead of the conventional approach, which involves heavy pulverization of the soil in four rounds of tilling before sowing. Though
“With its abundant natural gas supply, Russia has long wielded its resource riches to bludgeon Ukraine, Europe, and other dependent customers. By continuously threatening the future of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the landmark wartime agreement designed to open up Ukraine’s key farm output for export to world markets, Moscow has also found a way to strangle Kyiv’s agricultural sector—and
Groundwater is a key source of freshwater for drinking and irrigation that also has important ecological functions. But this common-pool resource is being rapidly depleted in many places around the world, due to the recent availability of cheaper well-drilling technologies and more affordable pumps, as well as rising pressure from climate change and larger populations that consume more nutritious crops
by James Thurlow and Faaiqa Hartley OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Climate change poses significant challenges for global economic development and food systems, particularly for low-income countries and vulnerable populations. Policymakers are facing a daunting task of designing effective policies to address climate risks and making long-term investment decisions under growing uncertainty. Ideally, governments would have access to advance information