by David Laborde, Lysiane Lefebvre, Francine Picard and Valeria Piñeiro OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 As 2022 came to a close, we attended the GIZ conference “A Year of Multiple Crises: Reflecting the impacts, policy responses and outlook for food security and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.” During the event, experts examined the global policy implications of the Russia-Ukraine war regarding food,
by Anisha Mohan OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 More than 355 regional trade agreements are currently in existence around the world, and they play an important collective role in a global economy beset by climate impacts, post-pandemic effects, and conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war. The development of efficient and sustainable value chains is becoming increasingly linked with these regional agreements. The Bay
by Elizabeth Bryan and Claudia Ringler OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps. They also choose the mode of irrigation, whether by buckets or drip kits. Farmers purchase, run, and maintain the operation themselves
“Some 28 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain have been exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative since last July, including to poor countries facing the brunt of the world’s spiraling food crisis. But Russia is threatening to walk away from the pact, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey unless its demands are met,” Politico writes. The markets are not taking
In an op-ed for the Daily Check, Dan Neff, a former undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry, writes, “For us to achieve agriculture prosperity, emphasis must be given to high-value crops (HVCs).” From a global perspective, the International Food Policy Research Institute cited a study by Aruja et al. that examined the impact of crop diversification
by Arun Baral OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 It is an important year for biofortification: 2023 will mark the 20th anniversary of this nutrition-agricultural innovation, for which its pioneers were awarded the World Food Prize. More than 3 billion people around the world, mostly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, cannot afford a nourishing, diverse diet that provides enough vitamins and
“Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high,” writes the Associated Press News. “The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index is lower than when Russian troops entered Ukraine. But somehow, the exorbitant food prices that people can’t help but pay are still rising.” Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, says in the United
by Rob Vos and Joseph Glauber OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Following fierce farm protests over gluts of Ukrainian grain and other food items in their domestic markets, four European Union countries—Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Hungary—have temporarily imposed import restrictions on key agricultural products from Ukraine. Restrictions in Bulgaria entered into force on April 24, and Romania, another EU member, has considered similar measures.