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Sweet potato plays an important role in the food system of Papua New Guinea (PNG), accounting for over 12 percent of total calories consumed in the country (IFPRI,2023)...

This policy note first examines global trends in the trade of food and agricultural products. Next, it shows how trade and well-functioning markets can address food...

Highlights: Examined the linkage between energy prices, and economic policy uncertainty on food prices using NARDL and Wavelet Coherence Transforms. The relationship between energy prices...

Highlights: We collect a sample of more than 50,000 food demand elasticities from 444 studies. The data covers 87 countries and 14 food groups, with 10 animal...

Highlights: Policies and programs often aim to bring nutritious diets within reach of the poor. We use food prices and composition to compare least-cost diets around...

Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly increase, with quotations for vegetable oils and dairy products leading the rise, the Food...

Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the high-level event on carbon markets at COP28 EU calls for accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition at COP28

A new study investigates ways to price GHG emissions from agricultural activities along the agri-food value chain and how this can be accompanied by providing farmers and other...

The study was commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Climate Action, and undertaken by Trinomics and its partners the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Ecologic, together with the Austrian...

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...