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Key messages: Africa remains the most food insecure region globally, despite having 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated land. As the continent struggles to cope with conflict...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major supplier of grain to the Middle East and Africa, has triggered deep concerns over access to affordable food across the globe. The alarming...

Food-security implications of the war in Ukraine are exacerbated by adverse weather events, spillover effects from the distortion of energy and fertiliser markets, and domestic policies that countries around the world...

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) defines food security as the situation where people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their...

Highlights: The RF`s invasion of Ukraine, the world`s one of the biggest agricultural producers, led to skyrocketing of the world market prices of grains and oilseeds. The FAO Price Index has...

Many countries use trade policy to insulate their domestic markets from price volatility. However, there is a widespread concern that such policies—particularly export restrictions—may amplify...

Ukraine and Russia are two important grain producers and exporters in the world, accounting for 12% and 17% of the world's wheat exports, respectively. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine...

Higher food prices arising from restrictions on exports from Russia or Ukraine have been exacerbated by energy price rises, leading to higher costs for agricultural inputs such...

This review summarizes empirical evidence for the effects of food export restrictions on domestic food prices and the welfare of food system actors in the local economy of exporting countries. Evidence...

The war in Ukraine threatened to block 9% of global wheat exports, driving wheat prices to unprecedented heights. We advocate, that in the short term, compensating for such an export...