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Yahoo Indonesia published an article stating that the war in Ukraine has the potential to create a severe food crisis that could lead to starvation for many people in various parts of the earth. According to IFPRI, Russia and Ukraine are producing countries for 30-40 percent of the world’s wheat. Republished in Antara (Indonesia), World […]

Tasting Table published an article stating that many products and commodities are seeing lower prices, down from their highest highs, however, senior research fellow Joseph Glauber says he doesn’t see food prices overall going down anytime soon. “It [prices] still seems to be increasing. Fruits and vegetables are up about 8 percent, dairy products are […]

International Migration Forum produced a podcast of a co-hosted a side event from the CGIAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the topic of “Climate-related mobility and conflict: Pathways to peace and human security” at the United Nations International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) 2022.  Katrina Kosec (Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, IFPRI and […]

Business Standard News (Bangladesh) published an article about how recent heavy floods in Bangladesh have taken a heavy toll on life, livelihoods, and infrastructures, and caused extensive damage to crops and livestock, raising worries for future food supplies. Climate change is affecting countries worldwide from floods to droughts, from wildfires to torrential rains to changes […]

CNBC Indonesia published an article on how the current world trade conditions are not good, especially in food commodities and their supporters. There is a trend that producing countries are starting to be stingy or restrict exports to other countries. This is allegedly in order to maintain food stability in his own country amid the […]

Devex Dish published an article stating the cost of a healthy diet is shooting up, with people in lower-income countries most at risk of being unable to afford proper nutrition. Director General Johan Swinnen warned about current trends in food prices. “We have to start looking at these things much more from a resilience perspective rather than […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article stating how countries have pursued restrictive export measures in response to the Ukraine conflict, thereby putting significant pressure on countries like Bangladesh that largely depend on imports for key food and fertilizer products. The current spate of export restrictions by some countries is impacting over 31 percent of Bangladesh’s imported […]

Newsweek published an article stating how grocery costs are up around 12 percent from last year in part due to factors such as the war in Ukraine and post-farm factors including processing, packaging, and transporting costs, the impact on families is becoming more apparent. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow, told Newsweek: “On average, food […]

TIME Magazine published an article about how Sri Lanka and its economic turmoil have brought the South Asian nation to a point of instability precipitated by its disastrous shift to organic farming—posing new questions about the viability of sustainable agriculture.  With 22 million people, Sri Lanka would have been the first to transition to organic […]

University World News published an article on how the World Bank-sponsored African Centers of Excellence (ACEs) implemented across the continent have contributed significantly to the growth in the number of doctorates and master’s degrees on the continent over the past eight years, graduating 2,370 Ph.D. and a total of 11,539 MSc degree students. One panelist […]