Blog posts https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/ en U.S.-China trade war 2.0: What are the implications for global oilseed markets? https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3604 <span>U.S.-China trade war 2.0: What are the implications for global oilseed markets?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Second in a blog series examining the potential consequences of the recently-proposed U.S. tariffs for global agrifood trade. Read the first post here.</p></div> <span><span>Abdourahmane.Sy</span></span> <span>Tue, 04/22/2025 - 14:22</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/u-s-china-trade-war-2-0-what-are-the-implications-for-global-oilseed-markets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:22:09 +0000 Abdourahmane.Sy 3604 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Reforming agricultural extension to build resilient and sustainable food systems: Insights from national and international consultations https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3599 <span>Reforming agricultural extension to build resilient and sustainable food systems: Insights from national and international consultations</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Food systems around the world face growing challenges. They must be transformed to sustainably feed a growing global population and made more resilient to shocks from extreme weather to conflict. Efforts on those fronts are increasingly interlinked—and depend on well-targeted local interventions.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Mon, 04/14/2025 - 09:53</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/reforming-agricultural-extension-to-build-resilient-and-sustainable-food-systems-insights-from-national-and-international-consultations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:53:04 +0000 sara.gustafson 3599 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Commodity Prices Stable in March, But Concerns over Trade Remain https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3594 <span>Commodity Prices Stable in March, But Concerns over Trade Remain</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The FAO Food Price Index remained stable in March, with falling cereal and sugar prices balancing rising meat and vegetable oil prices. The Index was almost 7 percent higher than its March 2024 level but still remains significantly below March 2022 levels.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 04/09/2025 - 10:08</span> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:08:28 +0000 sara.gustafson 3594 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org How ‘reciprocal tariffs’ harm agricultural trade https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3595 <span>How ‘reciprocal tariffs’ harm agricultural trade</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>First in a blog series examining the potential consequences of the newly proposed U.S. tariffs for global agrifood trade.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:12</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-reciprocal-tariffs-harm-agricultural-trade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:12:41 +0000 sara.gustafson 3595 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org High global phosphate prices pose potential food security risks https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3560 <span>High global phosphate prices pose potential food security risks</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Fertilizer prices experienced a significant surge in 2021, driven by the post-COVID 19 global economic recovery. Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine propelled prices even higher. Broad economic sanctions on key fertilizer exporters Russia and Belarus exempted agricultural products but triggered further economic disruptions. Overall, the conflict heightened market uncertainties regarding the availability of potash, phosphate, and nitrogen-based fertilizers in international trade.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/20/2025 - 17:28</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="http://ifpri.org/blog/high-global-phosphate-prices-pose-potential-food-security-risks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:28:28 +0000 sara.gustafson 3560 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Food, Fertilizer Prices Continue to Rise Amid Trade Uncertainties https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3558 <span>Food, Fertilizer Prices Continue to Rise Amid Trade Uncertainties</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Rising vegetable oil, cereal, sugar, and dairy prices drove the FAO Food Price Index up by 1.6 percent in February. However, overall prices remain almost 21 percent lower than the peak seen in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 03/08/2025 - 15:56</span> Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:56:36 +0000 sara.gustafson 3558 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Impact of proposed U.S. tariffs on agricultural trade flows in the Western Hemisphere https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3555 <span>Impact of proposed U.S. tariffs on agricultural trade flows in the Western Hemisphere</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With new U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico now in effect, what are the potential impacts on trade among those countries and across the Western Hemisphere?</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 03/04/2025 - 11:59</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/impact-of-proposed-u-s-tariffs-on-agricultural-trade-flows-in-the-western-hemisphere/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:59:56 +0000 sara.gustafson 3555 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org The Connection Between Climate Change and Malnutrition https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3553 <span>The Connection Between Climate Change and Malnutrition</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Climate change, malnutrition, and poor diets are interconnected. Without well-financed climate change adaptation plans and strategies global nutrition disparities could worsen.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 03/02/2025 - 13:41</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/global-food-journal/rubrics/agricultural-food-policy/the-connection-between-climate-change-and-malnutrition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Welthungerhilfe.org</a></div> Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:41:24 +0000 sara.gustafson 3553 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org How countries have coped with recent agricultural trade disruptions https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3551 <span>How countries have coped with recent agricultural trade disruptions</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Global agricultural markets have been in a constant state of uproar over the past five years. Trade wars between major trading nations such as China, the United States, and Australia, supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine, crisis in the Middle East, and export restrictions in many countries have diverted supplies, altered trading patterns, and increased price volatility, which often makes markets less efficient and more costly. </p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 02/27/2025 - 09:27</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-countries-have-coped-with-recent-agricultural-trade-disruptions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:27:48 +0000 sara.gustafson 3551 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org How do food and fertilizer price spikes and volatility impact Central America and the Caribbean? https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3542 <span>How do food and fertilizer price spikes and volatility impact Central America and the Caribbean?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Recurring spikes and high volatility in international food and fertilizer prices (Figure 1) have triggered economic impacts around the world over the past two decades. These major shocks include the global food price crises of 2007-2008 and 2010-2011, the market disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war. In the months after Russia’s February 2022 invasion, real global food prices reached the highest levels on record in more than six decades, while key global fertilizer prices more than doubled over those of the previous year.</p> <p>Figure 1</p></div> <span><span>Abdourahmane.Sy</span></span> <span>Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:31</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-do-food-and-fertilizer-price-spikes-and-volatility-impact-central-america-and-the-caribbean/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:31:05 +0000 Abdourahmane.Sy 3542 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Most Commodity Prices Decline, But Concerns Over Trade, Climate Remain https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3540 <span>Most Commodity Prices Decline, But Concerns Over Trade, Climate Remain</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The FAO Food Price Index declined by 1.6 percent from December. While the Index was 6.2 percent higher than its January 2024 level, it remains 22 percent below its peak of March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 02/08/2025 - 12:39</span> Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:39:14 +0000 sara.gustafson 3540 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org The Impact of Fertilizer Price Spikes on Fertilizer Use and Farm Profitability https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3535 <span>The Impact of Fertilizer Price Spikes on Fertilizer Use and Farm Profitability</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Fertilizer use plays an important role in increasing agricultural production and ensuring food availability and economic accessibility: two critical components of overall food security. When global fertilizer prices skyrocketed in 2021-2022, those spikes brought with them concerns about drastically reduced fertilizer application and subsequent negative impacts on food production, prices, and food security.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/03/2025 - 13:06</span> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:06:44 +0000 sara.gustafson 3535 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org How conflict drives hunger: Six channels through the food system https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3530 <span>How conflict drives hunger: Six channels through the food system</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Much has been said and written of late about the linkages between conflict and hunger. There is good reason for this: 65% of the world’s acutely food-insecure people live in conflict-affected countries. Typically, two claims are made about the conflict-hunger linkage. First, that conflict breeds hunger. This claim is supported by so much evidence that in 2018 the United Nations adopted Resolution 2417 recognizing the direct impacts of armed conflict on food insecurity and strongly condemning the use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of warfare in conflict situations.</p></div> <span><span>Abdourahmane.Sy</span></span> <span>Mon, 01/27/2025 - 11:38</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-conflict-drives-hunger-six-channels-through-the-food-system/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:38:10 +0000 Abdourahmane.Sy 3530 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org How Trump tariffs might impact countries of Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3526 <span>How Trump tariffs might impact countries of Latin America and the Caribbean</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Donald Trump’s return to the White House likely also signals the return of the unilateral trade policies that characterized his first term and precipitated trade wars between the United States and many of its trading partners, most notably China. As a candidate, the president-elect threatened a number of adverse trade actions including raising tariffs on all imports by 10%-20%. He has warned a number of specific countries as well—suggesting he would consider 60% tariffs on China and 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 01/22/2025 - 12:07</span> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:07:09 +0000 sara.gustafson 3526 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Reducing food loss and waste to address climate change in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3522 <span>Reducing food loss and waste to address climate change in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The problem of food loss and waste (FLW) undermines global food and nutrition security and makes a significant contribution to climate change, primarily through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Reducing or minimizing FLW requires coordinated action to align stakeholders, promote responsible investments, and incentivize sustainable agricultural practices.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 01/08/2025 - 14:37</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/borlaug-dialogue-side-event-reducing-food-loss-and-waste-to-address-climate-change-in-africa-latin-america-and-south-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:37:42 +0000 sara.gustafson 3522 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Food Prices Rise Slightly in 2024 But Remain Below 2022 Peak https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3520 <span>Food Prices Rise Slightly in 2024 But Remain Below 2022 Peak</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In 2024, the FAO Food Price Index was 2.1 percent lower than its 2023 average. While the December 2024 Index was higher than its December 2023 value, it also remained well below the peak prices seen in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Mon, 01/06/2025 - 11:38</span> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:38:27 +0000 sara.gustafson 3520 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Famine Continues to Spread in Sudan: New IPC Alert Released https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3517 <span>Famine Continues to Spread in Sudan: New IPC Alert Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>As the conflict in Sudan enters its twentieth month, acute food insecurity in the country is spreading rapidly. According to a new alert from the IPC Famine Review Committee, Famine conditions have been identified in five areas of the country, with an additional five areas expected to face Famine between December 2024 and March 2025. As many as 17 additional areas are at risk of Famine, and half the country’s population—24.6 million people—is currently experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 12/24/2024 - 09:05</span> Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:05:42 +0000 sara.gustafson 3517 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org What do we know about the future of measuring food systems? https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3374 <span>What do we know about the future of measuring food systems?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in the future, and the body of research exploring these challenges is growing rapidly. This note is part of a series developed by the CGIAR Foresight Initiative to summarize what we know today about the future of various aspects of food systems. The goal of these notes is to serve as a quick reference, point to further information, and help guide future research and decisions.</p> <p>Key messages</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 12/17/2024 - 09:56</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/what-do-we-know-about-the-future-of-measuring-food-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CGIAR.ORG</a></div> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:56:48 +0000 sara.gustafson 3374 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Millions Face Rising Acute Food Insecurity, According to New FAO-WFP Report https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3345 <span>Millions Face Rising Acute Food Insecurity, According to New FAO-WFP Report</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Millions of people across 22 countries and territories may be pushed into acute food insecurity by May 2025, according to the latest FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots Report. Ongoing and increasing conflict in many areas of the world, along with economic hardships and extreme weather caused by climate change and the La Niña phenomenon, are behind this significant increase in both the magnitude and the severity of acute food insecurity.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 12/07/2024 - 16:00</span> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 21:00:03 +0000 sara.gustafson 3345 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Food Prices Reach Highest Level Since April 2023 https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3344 <span>Food Prices Reach Highest Level Since April 2023</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Rising dairy and vegetable oil prices drove the FAO Food Price Index up by 5.7 percent from November 2023 and to the highest value seen since April 2023. The Index remained more than 20 percent below the peak reached in March 2022, however.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 12/07/2024 - 08:52</span> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:52:50 +0000 sara.gustafson 3344 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Harnessing agrifood value chains to help farmers be climate-smart https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3364 <span>Harnessing agrifood value chains to help farmers be climate-smart</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The global food system is uniquely vulnerable to climate impacts, making adaptation of paramount importance. While contributing roughly one-third of total anthropogenic emissions, food systems around the world fortunately also hold immense potential for mitigation through improved practices and land use. A new article published today in Science emphasizes the critical role of agrifood value chains (AVCs) in supporting both adaptation and mitigation at the farm level.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 12/01/2024 - 10:35</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/news-release/new-paper-calls-for-harnessing-agrifood-value-chains-to-help-farmers-be-climate-smart/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:35:39 +0000 sara.gustafson 3364 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next? https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3340 <span>Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Russia’s recent attacks on Greater Odesa port infrastructure and grain-carrying vessels in the Black Sea marked the most intense attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural infrastructure in over a year. In September, according to the United Nations, Russian attacks damaged grain infrastructure and six civilian vessels in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. Russian ballistic missiles then struck foreign-flagged ships on October 6, October 7, October 9, and October 14, also damaging a grain warehouse and other port infrastructure with the October 14 strike.</p></div> <span><span>Abdourahmane.Sy</span></span> <span>Wed, 11/27/2024 - 09:32</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-renewed-attacks-ukraines-grain-infrastructure-why-now-what-next" target="_blank" rel="noopener">csis.org</a></div> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:32:30 +0000 Abdourahmane.Sy 3340 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org How men and women cope with weather-related agricultural production risk: A case study of cereal and tomato farmers in Haryana, India https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3332 <span>How men and women cope with weather-related agricultural production risk: A case study of cereal and tomato farmers in Haryana, India</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Climate change is increasing the frequency of adverse weather events and reducing agricultural productivity, particularly in warmer regions of the world (Ortiz-Bobea et al 2021). Smallholder farming households in developing countries depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and spend a larger proportion of their income on food,  making them the most vulnerable to harvest failures  (Hallegatte et al 2020).</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 11/23/2024 - 12:23</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-men-and-women-cope-with-weather-related-agricultural-production-risk-a-case-study-of-cereal-and-tomato-farmers-in-haryana-india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:23:17 +0000 sara.gustafson 3332 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org People in Gaza now face the worst-case hunger scenario https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3306 <span>People in Gaza now face the worst-case hunger scenario</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Within a few weeks of marking the first anniversary of the Hamas-Israel war, the worst possible food security scenario is playing out in Gaza.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 11/09/2024 - 07:10</span> Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:10:42 +0000 sara.gustafson 3306 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org FAO Food Price Index Reaches Highest Level in 18 Months https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3304 <span>FAO Food Price Index Reaches Highest Level in 18 Months</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The FAO Food Price Index rose 2 percent in October to reach its highest level since April 2023. However, the Index remained 20.5 percent below the record high seen in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 11/08/2024 - 16:42</span> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:42:58 +0000 sara.gustafson 3304 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org India lifts export restrictions on rice https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3309 <span>India lifts export restrictions on rice</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Over the past two months, India has removed several of its restrictions affecting rice exports, some in place since September 2022. This is welcome news for rice importing countries, which for the past year have had to seek alternative suppliers at significantly elevated prices.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Fri, 11/08/2024 - 11:11</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/india-lifts-export-restrictions-on-rice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:11:19 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 3309 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org FAO Food Price Index Sees Largest Monthly Increase Since May 2022 https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3241 <span>FAO Food Price Index Sees Largest Monthly Increase Since May 2022</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In September, the FAO Food Price Index saw the largest month-on-month increase since May 2022, rising 3 percent from August. While the Index is 2 percent higher than its September 2023 level, it remains over 22 percent below its March 2022 peak.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 10/09/2024 - 11:27</span> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:27:21 +0000 sara.gustafson 3241 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org One year of war in Gaza: Food emergency continues with no end in sight https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3238 <span>One year of war in Gaza: Food emergency continues with no end in sight</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With conflict in the Middle East now escalating into Lebanon and beyond, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to face dire food security conditions. One year has passed since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians, triggering the Israeli military retaliation and war that have killed more than 41,000 Palestinians and devastated the livelihoods of Gaza’s population of over 2 million.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:37</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/one-year-of-war-in-gaza-food-emergency-continues-with-no-end-in-sight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:37:36 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 3238 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Integrating Climate-Smart Agriculture with Poverty Reduction and Food Security Goals https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3177 <span>Integrating Climate-Smart Agriculture with Poverty Reduction and Food Security Goals</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Food systems lie at the nexus of the world’s climate change adaptation, poverty reduction, and food and nutrition security goals. A poorly functioning or environmentally unsustainable food system can have severe negative consequences for all three factors, particularly for the poor populations who rely on agri-food systems for their livelihoods. In the OECD’s 2024 Development Co-operation Report, researchers in Chapter 21 examine how climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices can be better integrated to help bridge the gap between climate, poverty, and food security</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:45</span> Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:45:33 +0000 sara.gustafson 3177 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Fertilizer Prices Declining But Remain High Globally: FAO Food Price Index and AMIS Market Monitor Released https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3168 <span>Fertilizer Prices Declining But Remain High Globally: FAO Food Price Index and AMIS Market Monitor Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The FAO Food Price Index declined slightly in August due to falling sugar, meat, and cereal prices. The Index was just over 1 percent lower than its August 2023 value and nearly 25 percent below the peak reached in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 09/06/2024 - 14:13</span> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:13:12 +0000 sara.gustafson 3168 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Catastrophe-Level Food Insecurity Highest Ever Recorded: GRFC Mid-Year Update Released https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3155 <span>Catastrophe-Level Food Insecurity Highest Ever Recorded: GRFC Mid-Year Update Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>According to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) Mid-Year Update, the number of people facing or expected to face IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe/Famine) food insecurity more than doubled from 2023 to 2024: from just over 700,000 people to 1.9 million people in four countries/territories. This is the highest number ever recorded by GRFC reporting.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 09/05/2024 - 17:05</span> Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:05:40 +0000 sara.gustafson 3155 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Identifying guidelines for the design of conditional credit programs to promote sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3172 <span>Identifying guidelines for the design of conditional credit programs to promote sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The complex challenge of increasing food production while mitigating carbon dioxide emissions, building resilience to climate change, and reducing the burden of agriculture on natural resources requires innovative approaches. Promising strategies include increasing access to mechanization and adopting modern fertilization processes that contribute to climate change adaptation efforts, or the use of improved seeds.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 09/03/2024 - 14:44</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/identifying-guidelines-for-the-design-of-conditional-credit-programs-to-promote-sustainable-agricultural-practices-in-latin-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:44:33 +0000 sara.gustafson 3172 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Re-Examining Financing for Food Security: 2024 SOFI Report Released https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3142 <span>Re-Examining Financing for Food Security: 2024 SOFI Report Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>As the world edges closer to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal deadline, progress on achieving Zero Hunger has stalled, according to the FAO’s 2024 flagship report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.</p> <p>As many as 757 million people may have experienced hunger in 2023, while 2.33 billion experienced moderate or severe food insecurity. In 2022, as many as 2.8 billion were not able to afford a nutritious diet. The situation is particularly dire in low-income countries, especially for rural populations, women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 08/28/2024 - 13:22</span> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:22:51 +0000 sara.gustafson 3142 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3112 <span>Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is crucial to improving food security, reducing malnutrition, and providing livelihoods for food system workers. But such efforts are also key to combating climate change. FLW has significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in both the production of food that is later lost and in waste management.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 08/25/2024 - 15:01</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/reducing-food-loss-and-waste-for-climate-outcomes-insights-from-national-consultations-in-bangladesh-malawi-and-nepal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:01:47 +0000 sara.gustafson 3112 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org IPC reports escalating food crisis in Yemen https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3107 <span>IPC reports escalating food crisis in Yemen</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group in Yemen, Governement of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas of the country have seen a significant and rapid increase in acute malnutrition. By the end of this year, over 118,000 people are expected to be experiencing severe acute malnutrition. This represents an increase of 34 percent from 2023, according to the IPC.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 08/21/2024 - 18:27</span> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:27:16 +0000 sara.gustafson 3107 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Cereal Prices Continue to Fall in July https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3105 <span>Cereal Prices Continue to Fall in July</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Declining cereal prices drove the FAO Food Price Index down slightly in July despite increasing vegetable oil, meat, and sugar prices. The Index was 3.1 percent lower than its July 2023 level and nearly 25 percent below the high seen in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 08/15/2024 - 08:16</span> Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:16:20 +0000 sara.gustafson 3105 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Global Food Policy Report 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean launch: Promoting sustainable healthy diets to address diverse nutrition challenges https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3113 <span>Global Food Policy Report 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean launch: Promoting sustainable healthy diets to address diverse nutrition challenges</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Malnutrition stemming from unhealthy diets is a major food systems challenge impacting the health and well-being of people around the world. High food prices, increasing availability of ultra-processed foods, urbanization, climate change, and other trends have contributed to the overconsumption of unhealthy foods while limiting the accessibility of healthy foods.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 08/13/2024 - 15:08</span> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:08:22 +0000 sara.gustafson 3113 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Echoes of inflation: unpacking the drivers of food prices in Central America https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3102 <span>Echoes of inflation: unpacking the drivers of food prices in Central America</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In 2022, Central America experienced significant surge in food prices, a trend that was evident in Honduras. The country saw  year-on-year monthly food inflation exceeding 12% from May 2022 to May 2023, with rates surpassing 17% in eight of those months. </p> <p>In the following lines, we address the underlying causes of the food and fertilizer price surges, and the actions that can be taken to mitigate this situation in Central America.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 08/07/2024 - 10:46</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/ecos-inflacion-factores-impulsan-precios-alimentos-centroamerica" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Bank: Agriculture &amp; Food</a></div> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:46:22 +0000 sara.gustafson 3102 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org After a year, India’s rice export restrictions continue to fuel high prices https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2900 <span>After a year, India’s rice export restrictions continue to fuel high prices</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In July 2023, the Indian government announced export restrictions on non-basmati white rice. Coming after earlier export limits on other types of rice, the action was taken in part due to a strengthening El Niño that threatened to limit rice production and fuel rising food inflation—a potential political liability for the Modi government as it faced upcoming general elections in spring 2024.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 07/30/2024 - 06:47</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/after-a-year-indias-rice-export-restrictions-continue-to-fuel-high-prices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:47:59 +0000 sara.gustafson 2900 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Urgent need to strengthen local governance for improved urban agrifood systems https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2896 <span>Urgent need to strengthen local governance for improved urban agrifood systems</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Urbanization is among the major demographic shifts affecting agrifood systems worldwide. With over half of the world’s population living in urban areas—projected to reach 70 percent by 2050—cities face many challenges in providing residents with  healthy, affordable food. In fact, of the 2.2 billion people experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity, three-quarters live in urban and peri-urban areas.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 07/21/2024 - 11:04</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/strengthening-local-governance-to-improve-urban-agrifood-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:04:35 +0000 sara.gustafson 2896 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Evaluating impacts: Lessons from food systems interventions across Africa and Asia https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2894 <span>Evaluating impacts: Lessons from food systems interventions across Africa and Asia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Food systems play an important role in shaping our diets. Recently, there has been growing attention to food systems transformation, which involves changing different components of global food systems to make nutritious foods more accessible to consumers. At the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, more than 100 countries pledged to transform their food systems, a clear recognition of the importance of healthy diets in preventing all forms of malnutrition worldwide.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 07/16/2024 - 10:48</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/evaluating-impacts-lessons-from-food-systems-interventions-across-africa-and-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:48:34 +0000 sara.gustafson 2894 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Cereal Prices Fall in June, Concerns over Weather Remain https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2884 <span>Cereal Prices Fall in June, Concerns over Weather Remain</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After three consecutive months of increasing prices, the FAO Food Price Index remained steady in June, with rising vegetable oil, sugar, and dairy prices balancing falling cereal prices. The Index remained 2.1 percent below its June 2023 level and almost 25 percent below the peak seen in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 07/07/2024 - 08:05</span> Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:05:53 +0000 sara.gustafson 2884 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Sudan’s food crisis deepens as conflict intensifies https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2882 <span>Sudan’s food crisis deepens as conflict intensifies</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, released June 27, reveals a grim picture: More than half the population is facing acute food insecurity, with a high risk of famine in multiple regions if immediate action is not taken.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Mon, 07/01/2024 - 12:21</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/sudans-food-crisis-deepens-as-conflict-intensifies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:21:41 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2882 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Risk of famine remains high in Gaza https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2860 <span>Risk of famine remains high in Gaza</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Despite some improvements during April and May, the Gaza Strip continues to face catastrophic food insecurity with a high risk of famine, according to the latest assessment of the Famine Review Committee of the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), released on June 25.</p> <p>The IPC reports that 96% of Gaza’s population of 2.2 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 4) through September, while 22%, over 495,000 people, face catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 5).</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 06/29/2024 - 09:40</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/risk-of-famine-remains-high-in-gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:40:17 +0000 sara.gustafson 2860 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Exploring Food Systems' Hidden Costs: IFPRI Policy Seminar https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2856 <span>Exploring Food Systems&#039; Hidden Costs: IFPRI Policy Seminar</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Today’s global food systems carry a hidden price tag: at least USD 10 trillion annually in environmental, health, and social costs, according to both the FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 and Food System Economics Commission’s (FSEC) The Economics of the Food System Transformation. Globally, food systems cost more in GDP than they contribute and play a driving role in exacerbating poverty, malnutrition, and climate change.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 06/22/2024 - 14:54</span> Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:54:14 +0000 sara.gustafson 2856 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Experts: What is causing food prices to spike around the world? https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2858 <span>Experts: What is causing food prices to spike around the world?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Spiking food prices have made headlines around the world this year, from eggs in the US to vegetables in India.</p> <p>The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index has been slowly increasing over the past six months following declines over much of 2023.</p> <p>For example, the price of orange juice concentrate in the US was 42% higher in April than it was a year ago, while the price of fresh orange juice in the UK has risen 25% over the last year.</p> <p>In Greece, the price of olive oil rose by nearly 30% over 2023 and by more than 63% in April of this year. </p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 06/20/2024 - 11:19</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-what-is-causing-food-prices-to-spike-around-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carbon Brief</a></div> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:19:55 +0000 sara.gustafson 2858 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Reviving public extension for climate-resilient agriculture: Lessons and insights from India, Indonesia, and Nepal https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2854 <span>Reviving public extension for climate-resilient agriculture: Lessons and insights from India, Indonesia, and Nepal</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With global temperatures already 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, climate change is having major impacts on agriculture that fall disproportionately on the Global South—from crops, to livestock, to aquaculture. Agricultural systems endure frequent heat waves, flooding, and drought—often all in one season. Climate-related extreme weather events such as intense rainstorms pose a serious threat to crops.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 06/16/2024 - 15:18</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/reviving-public-extension-climate-resilient-agriculture-lessons-and-insights-india-indonesia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:18:09 +0000 sara.gustafson 2854 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Trade policy and food price volatility: Beggar thy neighbor or beggar thyself? https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2845 <span>Trade policy and food price volatility: Beggar thy neighbor or beggar thyself?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Recent shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have disrupted global food and fertilizer supply chains—causing price spikes and increased price volatility—a disastrous combination for many vulnerable consumers around the world.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Mon, 06/10/2024 - 12:48</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/trade-policy-and-food-price-volatility-beggar-thy-neighbor-or-beggar-thyself" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:48:39 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2845 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Concerns over wheat supplies and prices, plus the impact of biofuels on vegetable oil markets: Latest FAO Food Price Index and AMIS Market Monitor released https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2843 <span>Concerns over wheat supplies and prices, plus the impact of biofuels on vegetable oil markets: Latest FAO Food Price Index and AMIS Market Monitor released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The FAO Food Price Index rose by nearly 1 percent in May due to increased cereal and dairy prices. It remained 3.4 percent below its May 2023 levels and nearly 25 percent below the peak seen in March 2022.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/07/2024 - 12:52</span> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:52:37 +0000 sara.gustafson 2843 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org Toward the Goal of Healthy Diets for All: 2024 Global Food Policy Report Released https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2838 <span>Toward the Goal of Healthy Diets for All: 2024 Global Food Policy Report Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The world’s food security challenges are becoming increasingly complex. In many countries, populations now face a double burden of malnutrition: both undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies and overweight/obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These burdens are being further exacerbated by the strain placed by climate change on food supplies and nutritional content.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 06/05/2024 - 14:57</span> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:57:15 +0000 sara.gustafson 2838 at https://www.foodsecurityportal.org