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KOSU (NPR) reported in an article that global wheat supplies have been tightened from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the crop faces a domestic threat: drought in the Great Plains. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber said, “As far as I know people have been able to find grain. The question is, how much are […]

CNN published an article on how Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations has said, in the latest dire warning over food insecurity. Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports has already raised global […]

Food Tank published an article on the results of a recent analysis by IFPRI that finds that food-related trade and fiscal policies are linked to weight outcomes and diet-related illnesses. The findings stress the importance of combining public health policy with trade and fiscal policy reforms. Senior research fellow Kibrom Abay said, “One of the […]

Financial Times published an op-ed stating that G7 countries will outline global initiatives this month to help prevent hunger as Russia weighs on grain importers. After a meeting with Vladimir Putin last week, Senegal’s President Macky Sall, also chair of the African Union, called for the lifting of western economic sanctions against Russia. He embraced […]

Manila Post published an article stating that in a letter to FAO Director General Qu Dongyu, Agriculture Secretary William Dar called on FAO to “spearhead another global appeal to various countries to keep unhampered the movement of food and agricultural inputs as part of the global effort to build more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable […]

CNBC Indonesia published an article stating that the issue of unbalanced demand and supply is the trail left by the Covid-19 pandemic. Demand-side speed cannot be followed by production rate. As a result, goods are scarce and expensive. Supply chain problems are inevitable. IFPRI writes, “With food prices already high due to Covid-19-related supply chain […]

The Print (India) published an article saying that India’s U-turn on wheat exports is a result of incorrect estimates derived from an archaic crop forecasting system devised 4 centuries ago by Emperor Akbar’s finance minister. India has an urgent need to clean its data systems in agriculture.  The final production estimates for wheat harvested in […]

Asia Times published an article on how in just over two months, the world food situation has gone from bad to worse. Calls not to panic fell on deaf ears, even as the Ukrainian military put up stiff opposition to the Russian onslaught. If Ukraine somehow wins the war, it will be decades before its […]

Borgen Magazine published an article that they had put up a black flag at one end of a Ukrainian village and another one at the other end, which indicated that absolutely no one had survived, not even a dog or a cat.” This was the reality that Ukrainians faced during the great famine of the […]

Reuters published an article on fertilizer prices. Fertilizer shortages due to the war in Ukraine are hitting more than just food costs. On Wednesday lawn-care firm Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG.N) issued a sales and profit warning as higher commodity costs continued to squeeze margins. It’s a warning of pain being spread across industries. A surge in […]