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Michigan State’s STAAARS finally visit United States (Michigan Ag Connection)
November 09, 2022
Michigan Ag Connection published a story on the importance of mentors in agriculture research and international development fields. The Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) fellows visited the MSU campus and participated in training interactions and met with mentors. One mentor, Rui Benfica, grew up in a developing country and […]
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The UN is trying to promote the export of Russian fertilizers (Industry Update)
November 09, 2022
Industry Update, in a story about UN efforts to improve Russian fertilizer exports, quotes IFPRI’s senior research fellow Joseph Glauber who said that Russian exports of products such as urea and potash have declined, but not as much as ammonia. Originally published on AgriPulse.
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Why COP27’s climate finance discussions must prioritize Africa (The Oxford Student)
November 08, 2022
The Oxford Student published an article on the importance of COP27’s agreements around climate finance, especially pertaining to the African continent. The article cites IFPRI’s publication by Ringler et. al (2010) which predicted that the agricultural effects of climate change would lead to “higher food prices and therefore lower affordability of food, reduced calorie availability, and growing childhood malnutrition […]
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A year of extreme weather events has weighed heavy on India’s agricultural sector (Mongabay)
November 07, 2022
Mongabay (India), in a story about adverse impacts of climate change on India’s agricultural sector, refers to IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report which has warned that climate change may push 90 million Indians towards hunger by 2030 and has listed a decline in agricultural production and disruption in the food supply chain as reasons for […]
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Quezon farmers trained on adapting to climate change (Philippine News Agency)
November 07, 2022
Philippine News Agency, in a news-post about farmers adaptation and mitigation training, quotes IFPRI’s report which states that global climate change poses significant risks to those whose livelihood depends directly on agriculture. “Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Higher temperatures eventually reduce yields of desirable crops while encouraging weed and pest proliferation. Changes in […]
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Food security at risk as prices soar (Bloomberg)
November 06, 2022
In a video interview with Bloomberg’s Daybreak Asia, IFPRI’s senior research fellow Joseph Glauber discusses the impacts of the Ukraine War, the Black Sea Grain Agreement, and climate change on global food prices. “The world needs more wheat and other commodities. Unfortunately, because markets are so tight, and because of all the recent climatic events, […]
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Europe’s natural gas shortage leading to global food crisis (The Epoch Times)
November 04, 2022
The Ukraine-Russian war is taking place solely in Ukraine, but the effects of the conflict are global writes The Epoch Times. The story reports that sanctions and counter-sanctions have increased energy prices, and fears of a food shortage have amplified as Ukraine and Russia are major grain exporters. It isn’t just the war driving up […]
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The good luck that’s still needed to avoid a world food crisis (Financial Times)
November 03, 2022
Financial Times in a report examines what happens when a near crisis is averted. Russia and Ukraine together make up around a third of global wheat exports, and many low and middle-income countries, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, are dependent on grain imports. Ukraine and allied governments accused Russia of threatening global famine […]
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U.S. midterm elections and rural economy voters (CGTN America)
November 03, 2022
CGTN America (China) produced a video interview with International Food Policy Research Institute’s Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow, to discuss farmers’ economic needs and how they will vote. “Farmers actually weathered the pandemic pretty well. Prices started to rise in 2021, and the government did provide money to farmers to help augment some of […]
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What climate change means for agriculture in Africa (One Acre Fund)
November 02, 2022
One Acre Fund reports that agriculture has always been deeply dependent on the weather, with farmers needing a steady mixture of sun, warmth, and rains in order to reliably produce the food that all of humanity depends on for survival. Now, these once predictable growing cycles are at risk from climate change, and smallholders are […]