Conflicts and other shocks have triggered rising food insecurity and malnutrition in many places around the world. This special blog series examines how these often-overlapping crises are impacting food systems at the global, national, and local levels. Contributors also evaluate policy responses to food system shocks, with a view to finding effective approaches that enhance the resilience of both national and global food systems. The series is co-edited by Joseph Glauber, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow, and Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General and Managing Director of CGIAR’s Systems Transformation Science Group.
This blog series was initiated in February 2022 when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered trade disruptions and significant increases in international prices of energy, agricultural commodities, and fertilizer, which were already elevated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related value chain disruptions. While those impacts are still being felt, this series has expanded to incorporate posts on new conflicts, such as those in Sudan and Gaza, as well as weather-related disturbances and other food system shocks.
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Выполнение Черноморской зерновой инициативы приостановлено: каковы ее результаты, и что будет теперь?
New stresses on global food security.
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Suspensión de la Iniciativa de Granos del Mar Negro: ¿Qué ha conseguido el acuerdo y qué pasa ahora?
New stresses on global food security.
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تعليق العمل بمبادرة البحر الأسود لنقل الحبوب: ماذا أنجز الاتفاق وماذا سيجري بعد اليوم؟
New stresses on global food security.
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No end in sight yet for the global food price crisis
Continuing fallout from the the Russia-Ukraine war.
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The response to the global food crisis must address the needs of women and girls
Billions of dollars in assistance require a focus on gender.
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The Russia-Ukraine grain agreement: What is at stake?
The deal to resume agricultural exports could help alleviate food insecurity and stabilize markets.