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How can we feed the world? (Upgrade Magazine)
January 20, 2023
Upgrade (Austria) published an article on food production and how experts see the challenges ahead. With a global population already more than 8 billion and one in ten people suffering from hunger, improving food security amid climate change concerns, requires international coordination and transdisciplinary collaboration, say experts including Charlotte Hebebrand, the Communications and Public […]
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Food security: How to deal with effects of climate change on Indian agriculture (The Times of India)
January 20, 2023
The Times of India, in a piece about the food security and climate change effects on agriculture in India, writes that malnutrition, water shortages, low output per acre, and climate change will be major challenges ahead. It quotes the 2022 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) by the International Food Policy Research Institute, which estimates that climate […]
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Play it again: High and volatile commodity prices in the year ahead (Successful Farming)
January 19, 2023
Economic growth and inflation will slow in the coming months, but commodity prices are likely to be volatile as the world’s farmers try to catch up with the global appetite for food, said two leading agricultural economists on Wednesday. “I think that 2023 still looks pretty strong” for U.S. farm income, said Nathan Kaufman, the Kansas […]
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To provide food security, South Asian nations must engage in liberal trade (The Wire)
January 19, 2023
The South Asia region has about a quarter of the world’s population and is projected to grow to about 40 percent by 2050. It bears a high burden of poverty and undernutrition, writes the Wire in a report about trade, nutrition, and food security. About 42 percent of the world’s poor, earning less than US$1.25 […]
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Admarc stuck on maize supplies (The Times Group)
January 18, 2023
The Times Group (Malawi), in their investigation around the situation with maize stock and prices in the country, quotes the latest IFPRI’s Maize Market Report (IFPRI Malawi) which indicated that maize retail prices decreased by two percent in December 2022, despite market prices being higher than those in Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa. The report indicated […]
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ITC’s Climate-Smart village initiative pave the way to farmer’s economic security and stability (India.com)
January 18, 2023
India.com, in an article about Climate-Smart Village (CSV) initiative, quotes IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report which stated that around 65 million people globally will be at risk due to climate change-induced hunger, while over 17 million people in India will face hunger by 2030, the highest among all countries. According to experts, Indian farmers will be deeply impacted […]
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Solving the problem of food waste in PHL (Business Mirror)
January 18, 2023
Business Mirror (The Philippines), in an article about food waste and loss in the country, writes that the problem does not only occur in Philippine households, but in countries throughout the world. Food waste and loss is not merely what happens with consumers, but “Our farmers also incur postharvest losses, which the Food and Agriculture […]
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Shipping industry and supply chain challenges (Aly Aum)
January 17, 2023
The International Food Policy Research Institute has shown that 29 countries tend to impose food export bans during a [food and prices] crisis, writes Aly Aum (Egypt) in an article discussing shipping industry and supply chain challenges it currently faces. Protectionism may have a significant impact on the Egyptian shipping industry, dramatically changing the way it operates. […]
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Maize prices down 2 percent, says institute (The Nation)
January 16, 2023
The Nation (Malawi) quotes the latest IFPRI Malawi office report showing showing that across 26 markets in the country, on average, maize was selling at K471 per kilogram (kg) or K23 950 per 50kg bag during the last week of December, two percent less than in the previous month. According to the IFPRI Malawi monthly Maize Market […]
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Global food prices remain high, food security remains uncertain this year (Epoch Times)
January 13, 2023
In the new year, the impact of epidemics, wars, droughts, inflation, etc. will continue, and global food security will still face many variables, writes Epoch Times (China) in a report on food prices. According to David Laborde, a senior fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, 2022 was one of the worst years for […]