News Overview

The Daily Star (Bangladesh), in its report about the latest World Bank’s food security update, quotes a recent IFPRI analysis which outlined eight major remaining concerns for global food security: historically high commodity prices, tight staple food markets, the impact of the war in Ukraine on spring planting, volatile fertilizer markets, adverse climatic conditions, global economic slowdowns, high food price inflation, and macroeconomic

A commentary featured in the Economic and Political Weekly (India) explores the introduction of hot cooked breakfast through the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme (CMBS) in Tamil Nadu state and how to ensure its long-term sustainability. The breakfast scheme program builds on the 1958 midday meal (MDM) scheme. The commentary cites findings from an IFPRI study which showed that “MDM has positively contributed to the nutritional status

The G-20 members stressed the need to increase climate finance to help farmers take up adaptation measures to mitigate the climate change impact on the farm sector, Indian Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja said addressing the media on the concluding day of the G20 first Agriculture Deputies’ Meeting in Indore, India, according to a press-release by the Press Trust of India. The three-day event

News Harvest, the WTO’s monthly food and farm policy trade news round-up, quotes the February edition of the “Market Monitor” produced by the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), which reported that fertilizer prices had fallen by 40 percent from record levels last year, but were still almost twice their level two years ago. “A feature article in the same publication

An article in the Malawi Nyasa Times reports that the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR), donated tree seedlings worth MK6.6m to communities around the Zomba and Malosa Forest Reserves. The seedlings will be donated to villages in Traditional Authorities (TAs) Malemia, Mlumbe, Nkula, and Sub TA Nkapita in Zomba and Machinga Districts. This donation is a result of an IPOR, Ohio State

A recent blog by Natural News highlights how countries are managing supply and demand in the face of high food prices and limited supply resulting from severe weather conditions like the harsh winter in Uzbekistan and prolonged drought in Argentina, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war. Many countries have stopped exporting staple foods, fruits, and commodities in an attempt to cope. Russia, for example,

Manila Bulletin (Philippines) published an op-ed stating that as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, talk of war is at the forefront of geopolitical discussions, particularly because the interconnectedness of globalized economies has far-reaching impacts even for countries not involved in the conflict. “This was illustrated by a study from the International Food Policy Research Institute: ‘Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices

Hindu Business Line (India) published an op-ed by IFPRI’s Anjani Kumar and Himanshu Pathak, who discuss India’s 2023/24 Budget allocations related to agriculture. In Budget 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted seven priority areas for inclusive development such as inclusive development, green growth, and youth power. Agriculture and allied sectors were marked as efficient vehicles for inclusive development, particularly in animal husbandry, dairy, and fisheries, setting