Russia-Ukraine war and the global crisis: Impacts on poverty and food security in developing countries

Channing Arndt, Xinshen Diao, Paul A. Dorosh, Karl Pauw and James Thurlow

No 20, Global Crisis Country Brief from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. Other factors, such as export bans, have also contributed to rising prices. Palm oil and wheat prices increased by 56 and 100 percent in real terms, respectively, between June 2021 and April 2022, with most of the increase occurring since February (Figure 1). Wide variation exists across products, with real maize prices increasing by only 11 percent and rice prices declining by 13 percent. The price of crude oil and natural gas has also risen substantially, while the weighted average price of fertilizer has doubled. With these changes in global prices, many developing countries and their development partners are concerned about the implications for economic stability, food security, and poverty.

Keywords: foods; value chains; maize; nutrition security; exports; markets; institutions; farmers; traders; household income; household food security; surveys; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; coronavirinae; covid-19; dairy industry; policies; agricultural value chains; social protection; processes; households; revenue; food security; Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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