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“The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Friday that millions of people are at risk of hunger and death as a consequence of Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal,” Voice of America reports. “The U.S.-based International Food Policy Research Institute said in a paper released Thursday that global production of wheat and feed grains, including corn, should be sufficient to meet global demand this

by Gloria Abraham Peralta, Adriana Campos, Valeria Piñeiro, and Elsa Olivetti OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Multilateral trade negotiations over agriculture present a complex set of challenges: Finding a balance between the diverse interests and positions of the 164 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is exceedingly difficult due to the importance and varied sensitivities of this sector across

“The deal may yet be resurrected, but the negotiations are tricky,” writes the Economist in a story on Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute notes, the brunt of the effect will be felt in Ukraine. The high costs of alternative routes for exporting its grain—via rail and

by Emily Myers, Senior Research Analyst, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI; Eleanor Jones, Research Analyst, Director General’s Office, IFPRI; and Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, IFPRI This blog post is part of a special monthly series entitled “Making a Difference,” documenting the impact of IFPRI’s projects and initiatives. These stories reflect the wide

Three Russian cruise missiles struck hangars and silos in Ivushka as well as the main port in Odesa. The strikes in mid-July destroyed a large portion of the stock, days after Russia abandoned the grain deal that would have allowed the shipments across the Black Sea without fear of attack, writes the Associated Press in a piece on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the latest

by Jordan Kyle and Kwaw Andam OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 In his inauguration speech in May, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced the end of the country’s decades-old fuel subsidy. This is not the first time that Nigeria has attempted to abandon the policy, which has had disastrous consequences for the economy and the climate. What is new is the quiescence of ordinary

Following Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, “Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan worry about what comes next,” writes the Associated Press. “Despite the volatility, the costs are below what they were before Russia invaded Ukraine, and there is enough production to meet worldwide demand, said Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow at the

OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) promotes a universal practice that has multiple short- and long-term benefits for children, mothers, and for public health in general. Yet too many mothers around the world, in low-, middle-, and high-income countries alike, face numerous challenges to breastfeeding their babies. We asked IFPRI researchers Purnima Menon, Sunny Kim, and Phuong Hong Nguyen to talk about