Tasting Table published an article stating that according to IFPRI, supplies of sunflower oil which makes up 13% of the edible oils used in kitchens around the world today, continue to be squeezed thanks to the ongoing war in Ukraine. IFPRI stated that there are no quick fixes for the global sunflower oil shortage, as multiple factors are contributing to
AgWeb published an article that the cost of cooking is increasing because much of the world is on the brink of a shortage of edible cooking oil. Suddenly, we have less than we need—and most of this growing problem is man-made. The immediate cause of our cooking-oil crisis is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which exports more sunflower oil than any
Written by Emmanuel Mwema, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with contributions from Mireille Ferrari, International Livestock Research Institute June 1st was World Milk Day, a day conceived by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to ‘recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector’ (https://worldmilkday.org/). It’s not hard to see why: more
Key Messages Women in food systems tend to be more negatively impacted by climate risks than men as they are more dependent on agriculture as well as more constrained in responding and adapting to changes in climate because of structural socio-economic inequalities. Identifying climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots, where climate hazards converge with large concentrations of women participating in food systems and
Today’s special ceremony hosted at the American University in Beirut marked the first step in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddad’s Arctic Walk for Climate Resilience and Food Security, slated for June 7th, 2022, in Svalbard, Norway. High-level representatives and officials from UNDP, the Norwegian Embassy, ICARDA, FAO, and AUB, spoke at length about the
Just as global markets were looking to India and Pakistan to help fill the wheat deficit caused by the war in Ukraine, a deadly heatwave has compounded the global food crisis, causing crop losses of up to 35 per cent and leading to a ban on wheat exports. To protect global food systems for future generations, countries must support producers
The Hundred published a Q&A with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber discussed the current food crisis. He said, “Prices for many agricultural commodities are at (nominal) record levels, in part due to the war in Ukraine and in part due to many factors that pre-dated the war. Food supplies are adequate to meet needs but with high prices, many
Wheat prices on the rise (CBS News) CBS News (Money Watch) produced a video interview on rising wheat prices that included Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. In the interview, Glauber was asked about the input Americans might see on the price of wheat. He said, “We’ve seen most of the inflation we’re going to see right now. It’s running about 10 percent and