A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread — to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go vegetarian, dropping beef and chicken from their diets because they can no longer afford meat. In Hungary, a café pulls burgers and fries off the […]
Consumers feel the heat of war everywhere
The Daily Star (Bangladesh), in its review of the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on the people of Bangladesh, quotes a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute released in July [2022] which said "Since the wheat grain supply is highly dependent on imports, we expect changes in world prices to have a relatively large effect on […]
Food export restrictions have eased as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, but concerns remain for key commodities
Uncertainties include lingering high domestic food prices in many countries. Read Blog post > https://www.ifpri.org/blog/food-export-restrictions-have-eased-russia-ukraine-war-continues-concerns-remain-key Image: Indonesian man w/wheelbarrow filled with palm fruit for oil Credit: Icaro Cooke Vieira/CIFOR