Blogs
Global fertilizer trade 2021-2023: What happened after war-related price spikes
Impacts of shifting market flows.
The war in Ukraine continues to undermine the food security of millions
The struggle to recover amid conflict.
Policy seminar: Reforming agricultural policies to sustainably transform food systems
Country experiences show the way forward.
Events
Understanding the New Dynamics of Agrifood Trade, Perspectives by Pascal Lamy
Hybrid Event: May 30, 2024 at 2:30pm-4:00pm EDT. Please join us for a lecture by IFPRI Board Chair Pascal Lamy, a foremost expert in international trade matters, who served as the European Union’s Trade Commissioner and as the World Trade Organization’s Director General. The lecture will be followed by comments from a panel of international trade experts and a Q&A session.
Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation
Virtual Event: February 29, 2024 – 9:00 AM- 10:45 AM EST. The seminar will present available evidence on promising technological innovations from CGIAR and elsewhere, identify associated tradeoffs, and examine how policies can shape greater uptake of such innovations.
Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?
Virtual Event: November 7, 2023 – 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM EDT. This CGIAR seminar will delve into the report’s findings and recommendations around livestock and alternative proteins, and identify promising initiatives and technologies that can be pursued in order to advance on three priorities outlined in the Agricultural Breakthrough report.
News
What’s driving the farmer protests sweeping Europe? (CNN)
Senior research fellow Danielle Resnick was interviewed by CNN on the reasons behind farmers’ protests throughout Europe. Resnick says, “These protests reflect some complex political economy dynamics, especially as European governments are trying to navigate the fiscal and climate crisis. Farmers have a lot of grievances, but one that they noted was their own returns on investment has really shifted over […]
US signals a turn to the green on trade and asks world to follow (Agri-Pulse)
Agri-pulse published an article on how the U.S. was one of nine countries critical of the European Union last year when it unveiled a plan to tax imports based on their carbon footprint, but that was under the Trump administration. Now the Biden administration is signaling a stronger kinship to the EU’s push to reduce greenhouse gas […]
Don’t believe the hype: Wealth taxes are nothing new (Foreign Policy)
Foreign Policy published an article stating that this year, figures from one-time U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to U.K. Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds have called for the exploration of a wealth tax, making it one of the most popular and seemingly new policy ideas on both sides of the Atlantic. If there were a universal levy of, say, 2 percent […]