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Risks to global food security continue to accumulate, driven by low economic growth prospects and increased uncertainty related to climate shocks. In this context, fostering climate adaptation...

The overwhelming scientific consensus points towards the growing frequency and intensity of climate-induced shocks to the global food system. Historically, public food stockholding – the acquisition, storage...

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...

Many developing countries use public stocks to provide free or subsidised grain to food-insecure households or to mitigate sharp increases in grain prices. However, the building of public...

The Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 12 to 17 June 2022. At MC12, Ministers adopted...

The paper investigates the basics of public stockholding, exploring the objectives of such programmes, the policy instruments used to achieve them, and their possible market impacts. It also...

Recent attention has focused on "repurposing" and redirecting agricultural support programs towards achieving environmental, climate and nutritional outcomes. Under these proposals, typically equivalent...

European Commission President von der Leyen and Prime Minister of New Zealand Ardern met in Brussels on 30 June 2022. The encounter provided an opportunity to reaffirm...

This draft ministerial decision on food security sets concrete steps to facilitate trade and improve the functioning and long-term resilience of global markets for food and agriculture, while keeping...

Highlights Keeping food markets open to trade remains crucial for global food security. Despite three decades of reforms, scope remains for further openness...