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Ahmed Akhter

Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

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Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine result in restriction of exports of agricultural products (portuguese.cri.cn) 

May 27, 2022


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 products to ensure domestic supply. According to data released by IFPRI, from the beginning of the confrontation to the end of April, the number of countries that placed restrictions on this aspect grew to 23, which include Indonesia, India, and Malaysia. Also published in Italian.cri.cn, 

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