The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-04-27
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond?
The poor are particularly vulnerable to rising prices of food, vegetable oils, and fertilizers. Read more
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2022-04-26
Farmers in Nigeria feel the effects of war in Ukraine 26.04.2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is also being felt by farmers in Africa. Plants need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in their fertilizer. Russia is a top supplier of all three. The conflict is... Read more
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2022-04-25
High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns
Widening impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
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2022-04-22
Pillaged Ukrainian farms impact global food supplies 22.04.2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being felt far and wide. The ravaged agricultural industry is causing shortages of staples such as wheat, sunflower oil, and corn. DW met a farmer struggling to pick up... Read more
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2022-04-20
How the war in Ukraine threatens Bangladesh’s food security
Disruptions in wheat, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets drive up prices and threaten supplies. Read more
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2022-04-13
Wheat shortage hits Tunisia 13.04.2022
The war in Ukraine is having the biggest knock-on effects for developing countries, who rely on Ukrainian agriculture exports, notably wheat. In Tunisia, flour is now being rationed. Read more
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2022-04-13
From bad to worse: How Russia-Ukraine war-related export restrictions exacerbate global food insecurity
Measures to protect domestic markets have broader impacts. Read more
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2022-04-12
What will happen to Ukraine's agricultural exports? 12.04.2022
Ukraine's fertile, black soil is particularly suited for growing grain. Normally, Ukraine supplies about 10% of the world's wheat, but with the war raging in Ukraine, the Food and Agriculture... Read more
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2022-04-08
What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services
The power of consumer opinion. Read more
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2022-04-04
Fertilizer ban hits Sri Lankan food stocks 04.04.2022
Inflation is spiraling in Sri Lanka, making food more expensive. And now a new law concerning fertilizers is making even locally made staples hard to come by. Read more
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2022-04-01
West Africa faces mixed food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Rising global market prices pose the most serious threat. Read more
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2022-03-15
Estimating smallholder maize yields in Ethiopia with satellites and machine learning
A promising method to gauge agricultural output. Read more
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