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The priorities for food-security research under extreme events (Phys.org)
September 21, 2022
Phys.org published an article stating that fixing hunger is as challenging as ever. Many food producers, including farmers, hunters and fishers are food-insecure; meaning they’re not always sure where their next meal will come from. More than 50% of the roughly 600 million who are food insecure live in conflict zones. The risk that multiple […]
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Florida ag commission fried on Mexican imports and gas prices down again (Ag Info)
September 21, 2022
Ag Info published an article on the Florida Congressional members requesting an investigation into the flood of imported seasonal and perishable ag products from Mexico. Florida’s Department of Agriculture documents show the decades-long economic harm to Florida growers, causing estimated lost sales of 10-20 percent, 17-34,000 lost jobs, and billions in negative impact on the […]
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Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh (CIMMYT)
September 21, 2022
CIMMYT posted an article stating that Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. Purnima Menon, TAFSSA co-lead and senior research fellow presented the project in India on June 15. “The research portfolio and engagement plan we’re proposing is really intending to cut across the food system,” said Menon. “We want to engage people in production […]
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Live from the UN General Assembly: Food Security in Focus | The Global Refugee Crisis (UNGA Day 2) (UN Dispatch)
September 20, 2022
UN Dispatch published an article on the UN General Assembly meeting where the key focus is on food security and food access. Rob Vos, director for Markets, Trade, and Institutions discussed the speeches and comments made at the opening session of the food security summit. Vos said of the speeches, “There was a very strong […]
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Biden to focus on food security, global health at UN General Assembly (VOA)
September 20, 2022
Voice of America News (VOA) published an article on President Biden’s upcoming address to the UN where he is expected to highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security and replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exports of food and fertilizer from the region have been […]
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IFPRI Appointment of Two New Senior Directors, Purnima Menon and Channing Arndt
September 19, 2022
Washington, D.C.: IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen announced today the appointment of two new Senior Directors, as part of a reorganization of IFPRI’s structure to match that of the CGIAR Systems Transformation group. Purnima Menon was named the Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy and Channing Arndt was named Senior Director for Systems Transformation Strategies. […]
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Climate action (The News International)
September 19, 2022
The News International published an op-ed by Mohsin Hafeez, Wajid Rana, and Deputy division director Claudia Ringler discuss the climate change disaster in Pakistan. Following the extreme heatwave of May – the city of Jacobabad hit 51 degrees C on May 14 – Pakistanis are now experiencing the most extreme flooding of their lifetime. These […]
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With winter approaching, spectre of stubble burning hangs over Punjab, Haryana (Daiji World)
September 18, 2022
Daiji World (India) published an article on how the demand for better air pollution management is gaining ground, Punjab and Haryana, both prominent granaries, stare at crop residue burning with the onset of the winter season when air quality levels in Delhi and other northern areas in India touch hazardous limits. Well ahead of the […]
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Difficulties lie ahead in getting India to negotiate trade in IPEF (Agri-Pulse)
September 14, 2022
Agri-Pulse published an article stating that the potential for increased trade with India is substantial, but the country has refused to commit to the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, leaving some in the U.S. ag sector pessimistic about changing the country’s direction. India is the only nation of 14 in the Indo-Pacific Economic […]
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Analysis: Africa must remove barriers to cross-border trade to target food insecurity, warns IFPRI (Next Billion)
September 14, 2022
Next Billion published an article stating that according to IFPRI, African countries must improve their transnational transport infrastructure or risk remaining vulnerable to shocks in global food supply chains. Africa’s food security has been subject to intense scrutiny in the six months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. While the direct impact of shortages, caused […]