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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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  • Facing a wheat crisis, countries race to remake an entire market on the fly (Wall Street Journal) 

    May 02, 2022

    Wall Street Journal published an article stating that from India to Ireland, governments are moving to fill a void from the Black Sea region that could total tens of millions of tons of grain. They are paying farmers to sow more crops and are enlisting railcars and additional containers to move wheat. In the near […]


  • White House loan rates plan ‘Baffling’ (DTN – Progressive Farmer) 

    May 02, 2022

    Progressive Farmer published an article on how since the White House first rolled out its proposal to boost marketing loan rates for certain crops on April 28, USDA’s key leaders, including Vilsack, have remained silent. USDA press secretaries also did not respond to questions from DTN about the aid package. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber […]


  • Money Matters: A priority sector (The News) 

    May 01, 2022

    The News (Pakistan) published an op-ed by research analyst Sitara Gill and program leader, Abdul Wajid Rana who write that the agriculture sector has been therefore identified as a key sector in intended (NDCs) for taking adaptation measures in the face of climate change. he personnel in extension departments lack the knowledge and capacity to […]


  • Above-normal rains could come as a boon, but fertiliser crisis may dampen farmers’ hopes (Katmandu Post) 

    May 01, 2022

    Kathmandu Post published an article stating that Nepal is likely to receive above-normal monsoon rains this year, according to meteorologists from South Asia. Ideally, this raises prospects for growth in the economy battered by the Covid pandemic. A bountiful rainfall will not only boost farm output but also help replenish groundwater and reservoirs critical for […]


  • Ukraine war sparks global food crisis and nuclear risk (The Straits Times) 

    April 30, 2022

    The Straits Times published an article that Russia’s war on Ukraine has created a crisis on top of a crisis is the most serious–the global food crisis that is now unfolding across the world. Some of the effects are already apparently locally, in the form of higher prices for groceries and cooked food. IFPRI recommends […]


  • World is not all gloom and doom (Las Vegas Sun) 

    April 30, 2022

    Las Vegas Sun published a letter to the editor stating that negative news gets the headlines but doesn’t reflect reality. In a recent survey, more than 70 percent of respondents thought that the world was getting worse and only 5 percent thought it was getting better. Bad things often happen quickly and are quickly reported, […]


  • World Insights: Mideast, N. Africa to suffer most from global food supply crisis, experts say (China.org) 

    April 29, 2022

    China.org published an article stating that with surging global commodity prices, a food supply crisis is looming large, especially in several MENA nations. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has a profound impact on international commodity prices given the two countries important roles in global grain markets. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “Middle Eastern and North African […]


  • Biden proposes $500M in farm subsidies to increase production (The Fence Post) 

    April 29, 2022

    The Fence Post published an article describing how President Biden asked Congress to provide $500 million for farm subsidies to increase U.S. production of crops, particularly wheat and soybeans, to address the world’s expected loss of production from Ukraine due to the invasion and continuing war provoked by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden said, “Ukraine […]


  • Economists: ‘We’re not going to run out of wheat’ (AgWeek)

    April 28, 2022

    Agweek published an article stating that grain and input prices were high even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the uncertainty it adds will likely keep prices high until at least the summer of 2023, and it may be 2024 until they go to pre-invasion levels, a prominent agricultural economist and trade expert says. […]


  • Iftar is more expensive everywhere this year, here’s why (Voice of America) 

    April 28, 2022

    VOA presented a video on the food prices increase particularly in the Middle East. However, Muslims break their fast this Ramadan, they’re probably paying more for it than last year. Some of the reasons are the same everywhere. Shockwaves from the war in Ukraine, for one. But in economics, there’s rarely just one reason for […]