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Bol News (Pakistan) published an article that reported as terrified governments block exports due to price spikes, Russia has been accused of weaponizing world food supplies. Fears are increasing that Russia’s war in Ukraine may lead to more nations imposing food export prohibitions; further limiting supply and driving up food prices. According to IFPRI, since […]

Inventiva published an article that reported on the 2022 Global Food Policy Report that found climate change may force many Indians into famine by 2030 owing to a reduction in agricultural productivity and disruption in the food supply chain. In a primarily agricultural nation like India, the impact is significantly greater, causing ripple effects across […]

ABP Ananda Bengali News published an article that global warming is on the rise. People are bothered by the constant rise in temperature. As soon as you are out of the house in the heat of summer, it is as if you are breathing. In this situation, the only question in the minds of the people, […]

iNews published an article that reported fears are growing that Russia’s war in Ukraine could cause more countries to impose bans on food exports which could lead to further supply constraints and rocketing food prices. According to IFPRI, more than a dozen countries – including Turkey, Indonesia, Egypt, and India – have banned exports of […]

News Ghana published an article stating that CORAF and IFPRI officially launched the fifth phase of the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program on May 12, 2022. “The ASTI program aims to provide information to stakeholders and generate knowledge on the inputs, performance, and outcomes of agricultural research and development systems in low and […]

KATV published an article on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is harming the global food supply so severely it may lead to a worldwide shortage. Ukraine’s wheat exports have been dramatically cut since Russia invaded in February. The prices of food and fertilizers were up before Russia’s invasion due to disruptions in the global supply […]

LA Progressive published an article stating that experts look at the global food supply problems as “apocalyptic” when discussing increasing food prices. Second, and even more important, is the situation with fertilizers. Russia is the world’s largest fertilizer exporter, and Belarus, which is also facing Western sanctions, is also a major supplier—together they account for […]

Deccan Herald published an article on the findings from the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The Report presents a bleak picture of the production, consumption, and availability of food in India in the coming years. The report mainly focuses on the impact of climate change and presents data based on research that should guide policy […]

Lanka Times published an article stating that when India placed a ban on wheat exports it became the latest country to do so with grain prices soaring this year in part because of the Russo-Ukrainian war. India is not alone. In addition to Russia and Ukraine, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Serbia have also banned wheat […]

Sputnik (Russia) published an article on global food security. Division director Rob Vos (Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division) said, is highly unlikely that there is a country that could fill the current gap in global food supply caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine after India decided to ban its exports.  Last week, India imposed […]

Mirage published an article stating that record-high global food prices, rising energy and fertilizer costs, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have led some countries to introduce food export restrictions. As of 15 May 2022, IFPRI has recorded 23 countries with active export restrictions on food and fertilizer products. Uncertainty in global food markets is […]

Phys.org published an article stating that agricultural organizations are joining forces to develop drought-resistant crops for farmers in the global South, amid warnings of a global food crisis that threatens the world’s poorest. G7 ministers meeting this week said the world was facing a worsening state of food insecurity and malnutrition as a result of […]

WION published an article about the launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to IFPRI, climate change, and food systems, the number of Indians at risk of hunger in 2030 is expected to be about 74 million if the effects of climate change are to be factored in it would increase to 90.6 […]

Indian Wire published a report on the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to the 2022 GFPR, climate change and food systems, India’s food production could drop by 16 percent, and the number of those at risk of hunger could be increased by 23 percent due to climate change. As the report suggests, “climate change […]

Quartz published an article stating that in April, India’s minister of commerce and industry made a heroic announcement. The world was reeling from the sudden drop in wheat supplies when Russia and Ukraine, two of the world’s largest wheat exporters, curtailed their exports due to the war, but India would step in to fill the […]

Bharat Express published an article on results from the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The Report showed that without climate change, 7.39 million Indians would have gone hungry by 2030 and that climate change will put nearly 23 percent more Indians at risk of starvation by 2030 due to reduced agricultural production and disruption of […]

Devex Dish published an op-ed describing a comment made by the WFP’s Executive Director who sai, distilling the urgency of the global food crisis into a simple message like only David Beasley can: “Right now the house is burning down. We’ve got to make certain we put the fire out before the entire world is […]

Devex published an article stating that CGIAR has launched a new initiative that seeks to improve food security and resilience by supporting partner countries in developing coherent policies on food, land, and water. The National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation Initiative, or NPS — which was inaugurated Tuesday in Kenya […]

The Print (Pakistan) published an article stating that IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report highlighted that the Himalayan glaciers have lost more mass since 2000 than in the entire twentieth century. According to IFPRI, Of the world’s five basins where water scarcity-led GDP losses are projected to be highest, three (Indus, Sabarmati, and Ganges-Brahmaputra) are […]

World Socialist Website published an article stating that around the world, in developing and so-called advanced countries alike, millions are facing food insecurity and hunger amid soaring prices and shortages of food. Last month, the World Bank estimated that food prices will increase by 22.9 percent this year, driven largely by a spike in global […]