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Reuters reported on the effects of the war in Ukraine on global grain supplies. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute was quoted in the article, saying, “Luck has played some role in events … the combination of good weather (in some breadbasket areas) and strong producer supply response […]

The international agreement that allows Ukraine to export wheat, corn, sunflower oil and other agricultural products across the globe is set to expire on March 18. The World spoke with Joseph Glauber, IFPRI senior research fellow, for a new podcast episode about how the deal has affected global grain prices, and what issues Ukraine, Russia, Turkey […]

News of World published an op-ed by Venter Mwongera (Kenya) on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, stating that digital technologies can help women farmers to exchange and access information about indigenous seeds and their conservation. However, the adoption of digital technologies in agriculture has been uneven, with women farmers being left behind.  The article quotes a […]

A Japan-funded project between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has been launched, writes Citi Newsroom (Ghana).  The project “Protecting vulnerable children from exacerbated food insecurity crisis through Japan’s expertise on school lunch: Intervention in Ghana” seeks to protect vulnerable children from situations of escalating food […]

Farm News & Views podcast episode from March 7 says: “Last month, the International Food Policy Research Institute forecast that low producer prices and high input costs are discouraging grain production in Ukraine this year, and that means that the world will have to produce additional grains and oil seeds to help rebuild stocks and moderate […]

Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute gave an extensive interview to the Daily Star (Bangladesh).  Bangladesh should conduct real-time monitoring of imports and national supply chains for critical commodities to forecast and respond in a timely manner to policy challenges and tackle the impacts […]

The Financial Express (Bangladesh) features signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the International Food Policy Institute and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held in Dhaka on March 5. IFPRI Director General Dr Johan Swinnen and BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell signed the MoU on behalf of their organizations.  Swinnen said […]

The Daily Sun (Bangladesh) quotes Johan Swinnen, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Managing Director of Systems Transformation, CGIAR, who spoke with reporters in Dhaka on Sunday before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IFPRI and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) secretariat. “The […]

The Daily Observer in Bangladesh reports that the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Dhaka to enhance collaboration and partnerships to work towards a sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems in […]

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is the bridge between South and Southeast Asia and a unique regional cooperation initiative in the Bay of Bengal with contiguous nations, high economic growth, and a large market with access to Indian Ocean, write IFPRI’s Devesh Roy, Mamata Pradhan, and Shahidur Rashid in an […]