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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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  • The soaring price of rice is affecting many parts of the world where it’s the staple diet (NPR)

    August 26, 2023

    Abdullah Al Mamun (IFPRI) spoke with NPR about the Indian export policies and what prompted the disruption in rice crops over the past year.


  • 90 Years of the IRC’s Partnerships: Making a difference together (International Rescue Committee) 

    August 17, 2023

    IRC mentions IFPRI in an article on its anniversary featuring organization’s history, achievements, and partnerships over the past 90 years.   “Over the last 90 years, the IRC has generated or partnered in the creation of more impact research in conflict zones than any other organization.”  “Google supported the IRC’s 2021 Anticipatory Action project in Nigeria, which […]


  • War and weather threaten global food supplies (ABC Radio News – Australia) 

    August 14, 2023

    “The world is facing unprecedented threats to food security, following the Kremlin’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the onset of El Niño, writes ABC Radio News, Australia.  Guest, senior research fellow Joseph Glauber at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) discusses the subject in a radio interview.  Listen here.    […]


  • Global Food Roundup: Soaring rice prices and fresh Black Sea threats (Bloomberg Newsletter) 

    August 11, 2023

    In a follow-up to an earlier Bloomberg story on India’s rice ban, the Bloomberg newsletter discusses “how extreme weather and food protectionism are combining to make rice — vital to the diets of billions in Asia and Africa — much more expensive.   That’s bad news for some of the world’s most disadvantaged. The staple makes up as […]


  • Russia’s shift to divert fertilizer exports toward China and India raises food security concerns (Nikkei)

    August 10, 2023

    Nikkei (Japan) quotes IFPRI’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs Charlotte Hebebrand who noted, “Russia is clearly concerned about fertilizer exports. With rising fertilizer prices and ongoing conflict in Ukraine, securing revenue through exports has become even more crucial.” “According to analysis by IFPRI, the export volumes of urea fertilizer and diammonium phosphate (DAP) from […]


  • Heat, war and trade protections raise uncertainty for food prices (New York Times) 

    August 10, 2023

    “Experts are warning of a new normal in which food supplies — and prices — could be rocked more regularly,” writes the New York Times in a story on food inflation, trade, and export restrictions. The European Commission lowered the forecast for Europe’s crop yields, due to “distinctly drier-than-usual conditions” in large parts of the continent.  […]


  • Soaring rice prices stretch budgets for billions in Asia, Africa (Bloomberg) 

    August 10, 2023

    “A surge in rice prices to the highest level in almost 15 years is renewing fears that food costs are going to get a lot more expensive for the world’s poorest people,” writes Bloomberg (reposted by Yahoo Finance).  “Higher rice prices will contribute to food inflation, particularly for poor households in the major rice consuming […]


  • India’s recent rice ban sent people into a panic. Here’s what’s going on now (CNN Business) 

    August 03, 2023

    Last month, the Indian government announced an abrupt ban on exporting non-basmati white rice, which raised fears of destabilizing rice supplies in certain parts of the world,” writes CNN in a story on India’s rice ban.  Prices started rising last year because of the devastating floods in Pakistan, which tightened global supply, said Joseph Glauber, […]


  • Why India’s rice ban could trigger a global food crisis (BBC) 

    August 02, 2023

    “What happens when India bans exports of a food staple that is essential to the diets of billions around the world?” writes the BBC. “India is the world’s top rice exporter, accounting for some 40% of the global trade in the cereal. Among the major buyers of rice are China, the Philippines and Nigeria.” “I suspect that […]


  • Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal (Associated Press) 

    August 02, 2023

    Following Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, “Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan worry about what comes next,” writes the Associated Press.  “Despite the volatility, the costs are below what they were before Russia invaded Ukraine, and there is enough production to meet worldwide demand, […]