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Voice of America published an article stating that one of the sessions at the UN meeting was the U.S. convened a Global Food Security Summit co-chaired by Secretary of State Antony Blinken with the leaders of the European Union, African Union, and Spain, and hosted by Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Beyond aid, the world […]

Voice of America News (VOA) published an article on President Biden’s upcoming address to the UN where he is expected to highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security and replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exports of food and fertilizer from the region have been […]

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Virtual Event: October 13, 2022 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM CEST. This side event will involve a panel discussion focused on new directions for research and policy to create the evidence base to inform transformative changes in food markets and deliver on the promise of the SDGs.

Washington, D.C.:  IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen announced today the appointment of two new Senior Directors, as part of a reorganization of IFPRI’s structure to match that of the CGIAR Systems Transformation group. Purnima Menon was named the Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy and Channing Arndt was named Senior Director for Systems Transformation Strategies. […]

Agri-Pulse published an article stating that the potential for increased trade with India is substantial, but the country has refused to commit to the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, leaving some in the U.S. ag sector pessimistic about changing the country’s direction. India is the only nation of 14 in the Indo-Pacific Economic […]

African Business published an article on how experts are warning that pursuing continental self-sufficiency may not be an appropriate remedy for Africa’s weak position in agricultural supply chains.  “The greatest problem facing African farmers is not that they are too connected to global supply chains, but that their connections to those supply chains are not […]

Successful Farming published an article stating that Ukrainian farmers may reduce plantings of wheat and other crops for harvest in 2023 because warfare has cut their income at the same time they face high fuel and fertilizer costs, said two IFPRI analysts during a briefing on Tuesday. A small crop in Ukraine, usually a leading […]

The Fence Post published an article on an IFPRI event where two senior economists said that six months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the continuing uncertainties in the Black Sea region led to questions about next year’s crop sizes. The Black Sea agreement that allows the grain to leave Ukraine “has always been tenuous,” Joseph Glauber, […]

CGTN produced a YouTube video, panelists discuss rising food prices, the potential global hunger crisis, top U.S. grain giants have reportedly reaped record profits, raising concerns of profiteering and speculation. Markets, Trade, and Institutions division director, Rob Vos, states, “The big A, B, C, D companies (Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, and Cargill, the Louis-Dreyfus Group) […]

Virtual Event: September 27, 2022 – 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT. This session will explore the extent to which major producing countries of key food commodities will be able to respond to the high food prices and compensate for the export gap created by shortfalls in supplies from Ukraine.

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Washington, DC: More than six months after the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, the conflict endures, as do concerns about its impacts on global food security, particularly in low and middle-income countries

Wired published an article on how farmers have always fretted about the weather. The challenge for crop experts right now is determining whether droughts and other disturbances—and the crop shortfalls they may cause—add up to a predictable trend. That’s especially important because, while productivity might not look bad overall, there isn’t much surplus grain stock thanks […]

MLive published an article using the ingredients needed to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies to explain the high costs of food products today. Inflation has caused ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs, and oil to rise well into double digits. The war in Ukraine has prevented much of the grain produced there to get […]

CNBC Africa published an op-ed by Agnes Kalibata (AGRA) and Claudia Sadoff, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR stating that the repercussions of the global food crisis, coupled with a protracted drought and a challenging pandemic recovery, make the forthcoming harvest season in many parts of Africa even more critical for governments and farmers. CGIAR has […]

Fly XG (China) published an article on climate change and nutrition. According to senior scientist, Tim Sulser, “We have recently made great strides in reducing global undernutrition, but global population growth over the next 30 years will require increased production of food that provides adequate nutrition. These findings suggest that climate change may slow the […]