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Nongmin published an article that stated amid the rapidly changing international situation, countries around the world are locking up food warehouses. According to IFPRI, 20 countries around the world have partially banned the export of agricultural and livestock products as of the 1st ((See tool, Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker). In crisis situations such […]

East Asia Forum published an article stating that in just over two months, the world food situation has gone from bad to worse. Calls to not 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 […]

Fox Wilmington published an article stating that the war in Ukraine is fueling the food shortage, but supply chain complications stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising costs, and climate issues, has compounded the crisis. According to IFPRI, Russia and Ukraine, together, considered the breadbasket of the world, accounted for nearly 30 percent of global wheat […]

ASEAN Post published an article for many Singaporeans, a plate of poached or roasted chicken on a bed of fragrant rice is a favorite meal. It’s often referred to as the country’s national dish. As one stallholder said: “I don’t think Singapore cannot have chicken rice. It’s like not having pizza in New York.”  But […]

Manila Times published an article providing a summary of a meeting, co-organized by IFPRI, SEARCA, and Vietnam’s Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development. More than 100 stakeholders (analysts, policymakers, researchers, international donors, and public-private entities) convened in a high-level policy forum on Wednesday, June 1, in Hanoi, Vietnam. In the meeting, […]

France 24 English published a video segment on statements made by the President of Senegal.  President Macky Sall has appealed to the West to ease sanctions on Russia to facilitate the export of grain to Africa. Millions on the continent face hunger amid a global food crisis sparked by the Ukraine war. Russia is the […]

Times of India published an article stating that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has dramatically worsened the outlook for already inflated global food prices, especially affecting Africa and developing countries like India. According to IFPRI, restrictions on food and food-related commodities in 2022 could impact as much as 17 percent of globally traded […]

Tasting Table published an article stating that according to IFPRI, supplies of sunflower oil which makes up 13 percent of the edible oils used in kitchens around the world today, continue to be squeezed thanks to the ongoing war in Ukraine.  IFPRI stated that there are no quick fixes for the global sunflower oil shortage, […]

AgWeb published an article that the cost of cooking is increasing because much of the world is on the brink of a shortage of edible cooking oil. Suddenly, we have less than we need—and most of this growing problem is man-made. The immediate cause of our cooking-oil crisis is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which exports […]

Yahoo Finance (Spain) published an article stating that export rights (withholdings) have been in the Argentine public conversation for weeks. The debate is between very different viewpoints: insists that they are the necessary tools to “decouple” internal prices from external ones and from different sectors they assure that he overestimates this incidence. That is the […]