The February 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered trade disruptions and significant increases in international energy, agricultural commodities, and fertilizer prices, which were already elevated due to the impacts of COVID-19 and the value chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. Although global food and fertilizer prices have receded from their peak levels, they remain high compared to pre-Covid levels, contributing to high domestic food price inflation in many low- and middle-income countries. This special blog series, edited by IFPRI Director General and Managing Director of CGIAR’s Systems Transformation Science Group, Johan Swinnen, and IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber aims to shed light on the continuing repercussions of the Ukrainian war and other factors exacerbating food price inflation and food insecurity, and to provide in-depth analysis and propose policy responses that can enhance the resilience of national and global food systems.
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely to compound Sudan’s existing food security problems
Chronic economic disruptions meet the market impacts of a distant war.
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L’Afrique de l’Ouest est confrontée à des impacts compliqués du conflit Russie-Ukraine sur la sécurité alimentaire
Rising global market prices pose the most serious threat.
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West Africa faces mixed food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Rising global market prices pose the most serious threat.
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The Russia-Ukraine war is exacerbating international food price volatility
On top of rising costs for consumers, an additional threat to food security.
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A food crisis was brewing even before the Ukraine war – but taking these three steps could help the most vulnerable
The poor in developing countries face severe impacts.
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الغزو الروسي لأوكرانيا يهدد بتفاقم حالة انعدام الأمن الغذائي الطارئة في اليمن
When the impacts of one war compound those of another.