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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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  • International food prices fluctuate at high levels expert: China’s measures to stabilize food prices have achieved results (People’s Daily Online) 

    June 22, 2022

    People’s Daily Online (China) published an article stating that the issue of global food security has attracted attention. According to data released by IFPR), as of May 28, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented export restrictions on grains, including wheat, corn, flour, tomatoes, vegetable oils, beans, etc. 


  • Russia is blocking Ukraine from exporting food, threatening Africa with starvation (Daily Wire)

    June 22, 2022

    Daily Wire writes in an article that Russia is reportedly preventing grain shipments from leaving Ukraine, threatening much of the world with starvation. According to IFPRI, Russia and Ukraine produce a combined 30 percent of the world’s traded wheat. As Russia blockades the Black Sea with ships and sea mines, thereby preventing Ukrainian exports, some Western […]


  • WTO urged to do more to tackle trade barriers for food, agriculture (Epoch Times)

    June 22, 2022

    Epoch Times published an article on how countries are resorting to “panic” protectionism after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some countries are restricting food exports amid food supply disruptions, as seen in the past, with the number growing from 3 to 16 as of early April, according to IFPRI  (See IFPRI blog post, From bad to worse: […]


  • Food crisis. Will rice exports from India be banned? (Movies Online) 

    June 21, 2022

    Movies Online published an article on the global food crisis. The article goes into detail about export restrictions that many countries are placing on markets in their own countries. India has placed some export restrictions in place. Division director Paul Dorosh (DSDG) said if India imposes strict restrictions on rice exports, it will be disastrous. […]


  • Consequences of Russia’s war of aggression; “We must prevent further hoarding” (Der Spiegel) 

    June 21, 2022

    Der Spiegel published an article featuring senior research fellow David Laborde. In an in-depth interview, Der Spiegel asked Laborde several questions about how the blocked ports in the Black Sea and extreme droughts throughout the world have created a chain of crises worldwide, making food more expensive. Laborde says that global hunger was there before, […]


  • “Cooking oil is a symbol of wealth”… Even Germany heard ‘two hands, two feet’ (Hank Yung.com) 

    June 21, 2022

    Hank Yung.com published an article on the worldwide shortage of sunflower oil due to the war in Ukraine. Cooling oil prices are soaring higher than grain. According to IFPRI, cheap palm oil accounted for 58 percent of the share of vegetable oil traded in the global market between 2019 and 2021. It was followed by […]


  • Falling grain stocks: Will India ban rice exports next? (Al Jazeera) 

    June 20, 2022

    Al Jazeera published an article on how India balances its domestic needs and its exports of rice could prove the difference between food security & hunger for millions. Paul Dorosh, Division Director (Development Strategy and Governance Division) said, “If India imposes serious restrictions on rice exports, it would be pretty devastating, especially for some of the […]


  • The world has a new weapon: it’s called ‘fertilizer’ | Opinion (Newsweek) 

    June 20, 2022

    Newsweek published an article stating that countries for months have been hoarding fertilizer—and now they are weaponizing it, making sales in return for geopolitical favors. Fertilizers and food shortages have pushed many countries to issue export bans to protect their countries. India, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Serbia, Russia, and Ukraine have prohibited wheat exports. According to IFPRI, […]


  • Putin’s 45 food export restrictions… “Affecting domestic prices” (News Quest) 

    June 20, 2022

    News Quest (Korea) published an article that states 45 out of a total of 57 export restriction cases occurred after the Ukrainian War with hikes of 45 percent for grain, 30 percent for oil, and an 80 percent fertilizer price hike. “We need to build a food supply chain.” According to IFPRI on the 9th, 20 countries, […]


  • 57 cases of global food export restrictions this year… “The impact of the Ukrainian war needs to be strengthened in the domestic supply chain” (Chosun)

    June 20, 2022

    Chosun published an article about the new report by the International Trade Research Institute of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) cited data from IFPRI in a report titled ‘Supply Chain Disturbances and Effects of Food Export Restrictions Measures’ on the 20th. 57 cases were reported. Looking at the details of the measures, 42 cases […]