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The Conversation published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers, Kibrom Abay, Clemens Breisinger, David Laborde Debucquet, Joseph Glauber, and Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah. The authors write that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could create a global food security crisis. It is disrupting agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major exporting regions. This threatens to drive […]

Financial Times published an article saying that for US farmers with crops left over to sell from last year, wild price moves have made markets more challenging. Grain merchants operating country silos have in some cases “just pulled cash bids” because “they can’t function in an environment where [prices] are changing that quickly,” said senior […]

Trade Talks Podcast interviewed senior research fellow Joseph Glauber who explains the humanitarian crisis that looms if war cuts wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia. Fall wheat is planted in the fall and harvested in the summer. Ukrainian farmers are in the fields in April and May, but now soldiers are there. Tanks are rolling […]

Virtual Event: March 24, 2022 – 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT. This side event will provide an opportunity to discuss country experiences in using the WEAI and reflect on its impact on measuring and tracking gender equity and equality.

Translation option: Dans un article publié récemment sur ce blog, nous avons analysé comment la propagation de la maladie associée au nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19) peut détériorer l’économie mondiale, entraînant des effets sur   la sécurité alimentaire et aux efforts de réduction de la pauvreté. Nous avons souligné que les répercussions économiques de la pandémie actuelle seront […]

Virtual Event: March 29, 2022 – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. How are rising food prices, further aggravated by the invasion of Ukraine, being transmitted at the country level? This policy seminar will examine how global commodity prices are transmitted at the national level and what other country-specific aspects influence retail prices.

Modeling shows the promise of ag-tech innovation, opening trade, and other changes.

KRLD Radio published an article stating that empty spots on shelves in grocery stores have become very common during the COVID-19 pandemic due to worldwide supply chain issues. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wheat, corn, soybean, and oat products are all expected to go up in prices at the grocery store. Both countries […]

DW wrote in an article that the Middle Eastern and North African countries rely heavily on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine. The current war could lead to a severe food crisis in a region already under pressure. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “The Black Sea is of strategic importance for Ukraine’s wheat supply […]

ABC Australia produced an interview with senior research fellow David Laborde who was asked about the significance of the conflict on the food supply. Laborde said, “The war has significantly impacted the world food supply because people are panicking and there is a trickle-down aspect. Since February, even before the war, some shipments from Ukraine […]

Agri-Pulse published an article on how the war in Ukraine is threatening to cut global grain supplies and worsen food insecurity, leading to proposals to ramp up agricultural production in the United States and Europe by planting crops this year on conservation acreage. Ukraine, a major global supplier of wheat, corn, and vegetable oil might […]

Devex Dish (Devex Newsletter) published a roundup of interesting topics and quotations from experts. Senior research fellow James Thurlow was quoted. He said, “Agrifood system investments are an investment in poverty reduction and long-term economic development, and so we shouldn’t bypass them in order to build back better.” Devex Dish also reported on findings from […]

YLE published an article (also, published on radio) about how the war in Ukraine is causing major disruptions to the world food market and raising food prices sharply. Poor urban dwellers in developing countries will feel the worst consequences. The pandemic caused supply difficulties, the global harvest remained weak and prices began to skyrocket as […]

YLE (Finland) published an article on how Russia and Belarus are the world’s leading producers of fertilizers and their raw materials. Access to those products has and will continue to be more difficult to obtain. Attempts are now being made to reduce dependence on Russia. According to data collected by the IFPRI (see maps in […]

A promising method to gauge agricultural output.

NPR published an interview on “All Things Considered” on how cotton farming is inching north into the Midwest. Climate change combined with dwindling water resources and new infrastructure means states like Kansas are becoming cotton country. Research fellow Ricky Robertson says cotton’s move into Kansas illustrates a broader trend as climate change redraws agricultural maps […]

Borsa Gundem (Turkey) published an article stating that the war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, has jeopardized this year’s harvest. In the Middle East and North Africa, which are dependent on shipments via the Black Sea, the concern for a bottleneck is increasing. Senior research fellow David Laborde states that […]

M. Khan (Korea) published an article that suggested concerns are growing that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could escalate into a global food crisis. This is because, as the Black Sea region, which accounts for one-third of the world’s wheat production, becomes a battleground, the global grain market could be severely impacted by reduced yields and […]