West needs to act fast to tackle food crisis — and Moscow’s blame game (Financial Times) Financial Times published an op-ed stating that G7 countries will outline global initiatives this month to help prevent hunger as Russia weighs on grain importers. After a meeting with Vladimir Putin last week, Senegal’s President Macky Sall, also chair of the African Union, called for the lifting
Fertilizer woes plant seeds of doubt beyond food (Reuters Reuters published an article on fertilizer prices. Fertilizer shortages due to the war in Ukraine are hitting more than just food costs. On Wednesday lawn-care firm Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG.N) issued a sales and profit warning as higher commodity costs continued to squeeze margins. It’s a warning of pain being spread across industries. A surge
Much of the early attention on the Russian-Ukraine conflict’s food security impacts has been concentrated on countries highly dependent on wheat imports from the Black Sea region. Given the important role that wheat products play in the diets of people in Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon, and other countries, the interruption in Black Sea wheat trade and high prices have raised serious concerns about rising
The project can serve as a model for promoting more effective water management in river basins across the country. The post Demonstrating how data partnerships can underpin effective water-resources management in Ethiopia first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Livestock farming is practiced by at least 80% of the rural population and plays a key role in Mali’s economy. It contributes about 12% to the country’s GDP. Approximately 85% of Malians own small ruminants, especially women. Unfortunately, low productivity and marketing constraints limit the ability of ruminant livestock to provide a secure livelihood. Over 30 million sheep and goats
The current rise in global market prices for major food commodities almost mirrors that of the 2008 food crisis, presenting a worldwide threat to food security. The situation is particularly severe in Africa, where the COVID-19 pandemic and now the Russia-Ukraine crisis have exposed the vulnerability of food systems to major shocks, particularly in countries like Nigeria that rely heavily on
June 9, 2022, Kathmandu, Nepal – Participants at a high-level meeting in Kathmandu have agreed on strengthened alignment between CGIAR and Nepal’s research and innovation agenda, with a commitment to support Nepalese institutions to respond to growing threats to food systems. The CGIAR Research Initiative Introduction and Stakeholder Dialogue held on June 9 also saw the inception of a concrete research