News Overview

House of Representatives approves agreement on Sustainable Transformation for Agricultural Resilience in Upper Egypt (Egypt Today)  Egypt Today published an article discussing the Agreement on Financing the Sustainable Transformation for Agricultural Resilience in Upper Egypt (STAR) between Egypt and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) that was signed in Rome on 28/1/2022 and in Cairo on 9/2/2022, and approved by Egypt’s House

What people from war-torn Tigray told us about the state of their lives amid the war (The Conversation) The Conversation published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Kibrom Abay and Gurush Berhane, and CYMMIT Spatial Economist Jordan Chamberlin with contributors, Kibrom Tafare, and Mihari Abay. The authors write that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has captured the world’s attention, and understandably so, but at the risk of eclipsing the visibility

New Age published an article on how there is really no true solution to the problem of global food security without bringing back the agriculture production of Ukraine and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite the war. Fertilizer prices were already rising, but the war has made it worse. Senior research fellow David

India Today published an article said that the food crisis will worsen by the day and costlier fertilizers will fuel it. According to IFPRI, prices for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) were up 125 percent in January from the year before. They rose another 17 percent from the beginning of the year to March. Urea prices have surpassed their 2008 peaks,

eNorth (China) published an article stating that IFPRI has released latest data based on the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and how it is affecting countries worldwide. Under the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the new crown pneumonia epidemic, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented a “ban” on food exports. What impact does the ban on

Sohu published an article where it said that the UN is warning that mankind may face the biggest food crisis after World War II! According to IFPRI, under the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and extreme heat, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented a “ban” on food exports. (See tool, Food &

Eco-Finance Agency published an article that African countries are heavily dependent on food products exported from Russia and Ukraine, although in various proportions. If the ongoing conflict lingers, several countries on the continent may be affected by hunger. Food and fertilizers are powerful weapons if used as such by Russia. Rising protectionism might comfort some. In India, the second grain

Free Press Journal published an article stating that the world seems to be plunging into another war. A much older and pervasive war. The war against hunger. The focus needs to be on minimizing the impact on the poorest. Not just to ensure that western populations do not face discomfort. And to do that the nations of the global South