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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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  • Greece ready to ship Ukraine’s grains amid rising food prices (People’s Gazette) 

    June 30, 2022

    People’s Gazette (Greece) published an article about Greece’s willingness to provide ships to help export grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, blocked by Russia amidst continuous conflict since February. Ukraine provides 10 percent of the world’s wheat, 14 percent of the world’s corn, and 47 percent of all sunflower oil on the planet. According to […]


  • US farmers battle floods, heat in bid to replenish food supplies (Bloomberg)

    June 29, 2022

    Bloomberg published an article on how global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stifled exports from a region that’s known as the world’s breadbasket. […]


  • Reducing the amount of spilled milk caused by a toxin (Michigan State University) 

    June 29, 2022

    Michigan State University published an article stating that researchers at Michigan State University have won a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to determine what level of aflatoxin M1 is safe to ingest from milk to prevent unnecessary waste.  Aflatoxins are a group of toxins produced by fungi (Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus […]


  • Rice imports from India set to surge in flood-hit Bangladesh (Siasat Daily) 

    June 28, 2022

    Siasat Daily (Bangladesh) published an article on how rice imports in flood-hit Bangladesh will rise in the coming months. Sources said that several private importers have already placed orders with Indian rice exporters. According to IFPRI, as the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues to disrupt the global trade of key foods such as wheat and vegetable oils, […]


  • Food prices were near record highs even before the Ukraine war started, says research center (CNBC International) 

    June 28, 2022

    CNBC International produced a video featuring senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber discussed the tight markets (due to decreased stockpiles and high food prices) that were already in place prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The markets are very much focused on the Northern Hemisphere crops just planted and those coming to harvest this […]


  • New research shows how disruption in wheat trade can affect food security (Phys.org) 

    June 27, 2022

    Phys.org published an article stating that global supply issues related to the pandemic and war in Ukraine have highlighted yet another global vulnerability: food availability. While international trade allows countries to buffer against domestic food shortfalls and gain access to larger markets, what happens when supplies run short, or the global supply chain slows or […]


  • ‘Unprecedented food crisis, catastrophic if world doesn’t act fast’ (Times of India) 

    June 27, 2022

    Times of India published an article stating that the world’s richest countries will be meeting at the G7 summit. Climate change has been adversely affecting global food security, water, and hunger.  IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report has warned about climate change pushing more Indians into hunger by 2030 due to a dip in agricultural […]


  • Food inflation relief is within sight as crops and crude pull back (Bloomberg) 

    June 27, 2022

    Bloomberg published an article stating that runaway food inflation may be tamed soon — at least temporarily — as farm commodities tumble after a surge that pushed up prices of everything from bread to chicken wings. Four months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended trade flows and sent futures soaring, fear of grain shortages is […]


  • The fallout of Russia’s grain blockade (Al Jazeera) 

    June 27, 2022

    Al Jazeera published an article on how a long blockade will worsen food shortages in the Middle East and North Africa, sparking a migration crisis and leading to calls for an end to war.  Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “If the blockade continues, the world will be in a very delicate situation on food […]


  • Editorial: Food shortages aren’t from a lack of food (Las Vegas Review-Journal) 

    June 26, 2022

    Las Vegas Review-Journal published an article stating that hunger is a major concern in many places. A report from the World Food Programme finds there are 49 million people in 46 countries facing famine or faminelike conditions. Another 276 million people are dealing with “acute food insecurity.” That could increase by around 50 million due […]