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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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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

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  • Since the Ukrainian War, multi-country food protectionism may further exacerbate inflation and famine (Ming Pao) 

    May 15, 2022

    Ming Pao published an article stating that in addition to India, since the Russian army invaded Ukraine, many countries around the world have turned to food protectionism, including Indonesia, which banned the export of palm oil at the end of last month. Some experts have warned that the blockade of food exports by countries may […]


  • Over 9 crore Indians at risk of hunger due to climate change: Report (The Federal)

    May 15, 2022

    The Federal (India) published an article describing results from the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The effects of climate change will put 9.06 crore Indians at risk of hunger in the next eight years. As per the report, the average temperature across India is projected to rise by between 2.4°C and 4.4°C by 2100. Similarly, […]


  • 23 percent more Indians at risk of hunger by 2030 due to climate change: Study (Sambad English.com) 

    May 14, 2022

    Sambad English.com published an article on the results of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. Due to a fall in farm production and disruption in food supply chains as a result of climate change more Indians will suffer from hunger. The Report stated that around 7.39 crore Indians would have suffered due to hunger by […]


  • 9.06 Crore Indians to go hungry by 2030 due to climate change: Study (The Quint) 

    May 14, 2022

    The Quint (India) published an article on the report launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to the Report, the average temperature is predicted to rise in the range of 2.4 degrees Celsius to 4.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. The study also showed that nearly 23 percent more Indians are at risk of […]


  • Together, we will transform green, clean and sustainable agriculture (Nong Nghiep) 

    May 14, 2022

    Nong Nghiep published an article stating that during the visit to the United States by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with two international organizations: IFPRI and WWF. Vietnam has always attached great importance to national agricultural and food policies to promote innovation in agricultural technology, develop sustainable solutions for poverty alleviation, green […]


  • Hunger, protests, conflict: global effects of Ukraine – Mauricio Meschoulam / El Universal (El Diaro) 

    May 14, 2022

    El Diaro (Spain) published an article stating that Ukraine and Russia produce 12 percent of the calories consumed in the world (IFPRI, 2022). Several countries depend on wheat, corn, barley, or other vital inputs such as fertilizers that they import from that region. The war in Ukraine is causing shortages and price increases in these […]


  • Food system transformation must be linked to climate: IFPRI report (Devex) 

    May 13, 2022

      May 13  Devex published an article on the launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report which stated that food systems are “inseparably linked” to the climate change crisis and transforming — through both adaptation and mitigation — the way the world grows, transports, and eats its food. That will require a scale-up of […]


  • Food production to dip, hunger to rise in India due to climate change, says report (The Hindu) 

    May 13, 2022

    The Hindu published an article on the findings of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The projections are part of a model that was used to evaluate the impact of climate change on aggregate food production, food consumption (kcal per person per day), net trade of major food commodity groups, and the population at risk […]


  • IFPRI calls for repurposing global farm subsidies (Dhaka Tribune) 

    May 13, 2022

    Dhaka Tribune published an article stating that government subsidies transfer $620 billion per year to the farm sector worldwide. And only three farm economies – China, the European Union, and the United States – spend more than half of that global subsidy amount. At the 2022 Global Food Policy Report launch seminar, IFPRI called for […]


  • How not to respond to a global food crisis (Bloomberg)  

    May 13, 2022

    Bloomberg published an op-ed by the Bloomberg editors stating that food prices have risen to record levels around the world, fueling poverty, hunger, and political instability. While there are no quick fixes to the crisis, better-off countries should at least strive not to make it worse. This op-ed included a figure created by IFPRI, titled, […]