Even as food prices on the international market decline, the prices paid by consumers continue to soar. Meanwhile, many food companies are announcing record profits.
Is Corporate Consolidation Leading to Higher Egg Prices?
Between December 2021 and December 2022, the cost of eggs more than doubled.
The Importance of Increasing the Resilience of Food and Nutrition Security to Climate Change
Heading into COP27, it’s important to remember that the severity of climate change consequences is critically dependent on progress to reduce emissions and to adapt.
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Implications for the Indian Food System
The global food crisis has highlighted the fragility and fragmentation of the global food system and its vulnerability to shocks. India must adapt and develop long term plans to address such future shocks.
Grill Marks
Research shows that 60 percent of millennials and members of Gen Z are willing to make modestly different food choices if it supports planetary health.
World Food Security: Past Crises, Current Issues, and Future Prospects
Active global cooperation will be needed to prevent widespread hunger and starvation.
The Impact of Higher Input Prices for Farmers, Food Security, and the Planet
Agricultural inputs, ranging from seeds to fertilizers, are critical to food production. Their rising prices are worrying for three primary reasons.
IPES-Food Reports Another Perfect Storm for Food Price Crisis
Russia’s war against Ukraine has resulted in the third global food price spike in 15 years.
Rising Food Prices Threaten Global Food Security
In recent weeks, food prices have reached record high levels. FAO’s Chief Economist discusses what this means for global hunger rates and the risk of social unrest as well as potential solutions.
Global Leaders Pledge Their Commitment To True Cost Accounting
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA) recently published a sign-on letter encouraging eaters and policymakers alike to recognize the true costs of food. By embracing True Cost Accounting (TCA), GA believes that global leaders can help ensure…
New Book Addresses Hidden Costs of Food
A new book, the True Cost Accounting for Food: Balancing the Scale, provides a new way to understand the social, human, economic and environmental costs of the food system.
New Report: Climate Change Affects Every Step of the Food Value Chain
A new IFPRI report examines climate change’s effect on nutrition and how a “climate-smart, nutrition-sensitive” food system, as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies, can reduce morbidity and mortality.
