LA Progressive published an article stating that experts look at the global food supply problems as “apocalyptic” when discussing increasing food prices. Second, and even more important, is the situation with fertilizers. Russia is the world’s largest fertilizer exporter, and Belarus, which is also facing Western sanctions, is also a major supplier—together they account for more than 20 percent of
Reason published an article on how lockdowns, trade disputes, and warfare make the next meal once again a matter of concern. Governments can’t be blamed for all of the world’s ills, but they have a remarkable ability to create trouble where there was none before and to exacerbate preexisting problems. Food prices around the world were up in April by
Portuguese.cri.cn (Portugal) published an article stating that international organizations and governments are meeting to deal with the food crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Experts and decisionmakers are in search of solutions to the issue of food security. At the same time, with the concern of food shortages, several countries began to restrict exports of food and agricultural
SPIA has approved funding for a study of long-term and large-scale impacts of improved lentil varieties in Bangladesh. The expression of interest for this study was submitted by ICARDA to the second SPIA call for proposals on long-term and large-scale impacts of CGIAR research on development outcomes. After discussions with the ICARDA team, SPIA decided to fund a pilot study
In a complicated and uncertain world, identifying strategies for building policy coherence and responding to crises is an increasingly urgent task. On 17 May 2022, ILRI Nairobi hosted the Kenya launch and inception meeting of National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land, and Water Systems Transformation (NPS), a new One CGIAR initiative working in six countries. Featuring a high-level panel
Maekyung.com (Korea) published an article that said according to IFPRI, the global food market situation is in a word (phrase), the spread of ‘food protectionism.’ As international grain prices soared in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and food insecurity has increased, several countries have restricted the export of food products such as agricultural products and meat, creating a
Vox published an article on how trade is vital to mitigating the global food crisis, however, many countries are employing export restrictions. Senior research fellow David Laborde says export restrictions are easy to implement because they don’t cost money, and it “sends a strong policy message of, ‘we protect you and keep the food at home,’” Laborde runs IFPRI’s Food
The Economist published an article stating that amid rising inflation and the specter of shortages caused by the war in Ukraine, some food-exporting countries are shutting up shop. On May 23rd Malaysia banned the export of poultry. Earlier this month, India banned wheat exports. According to IFPRI (see IFPRI’s Food and Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), at least 20 countries have