Increasingly frequent and complex food crises are driving up the numbers of hungry and displaced people, compounding the urgent need to rethink crisis responses now. Drawing on recent experiences and research, the 2023 Global Food Policy Report highlig... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelih... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: Ukraine one year later: Impacts on global food security
When Russian troops invaded Ukraine one year ago, the war appeared to pose a grave threat to global food security. The conflict could hardly have come at a worse moment. Even prior to the war, global supplies of key staples were tight; ending stocks of... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: Is Food Price Inflation Really Subsiding?
Almost a year after the February 2022 Russian invasion in Ukraine, fears of a period of sustained high global food prices have subsided somewhat, but eight major concerns for food security remain. First, prices for food commodities remain high by histo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Blog: Food export restrictions have eased as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, but concerns remain for key commodities.
In the weeks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, several countries imposed export restrictions—including licensing requirements, taxes, and some outright bans—on a variety of feed and food products. These measures helped to fu... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
