food prices

Rising crop prices usually quiet conflict, as labourers choose farming over fighting. In Myanmar, rising rice prices instead fuelled state-led violence against civilians. Our findings challenge narratives that frame such atrocities as a reaction to i...

A new AI-driven early warning system uses news data to predict food crises up to 12 months in advance–enabling faster, proactive responses.

New evidence on malnutrition risks among 1.27 million children from 44 low- and middle-income countries quantifies the significant negative health effects caused by rising food prices

Cash transfers raised food prices and increased stunting among children from ineligible households in remote and poor areas

New studies measure how many people cannot afford a healthy diet, establishing a useful benchmark for understanding global food systems and poverty

Low competition undermines consumer welfare. Collusive agreements are flexible enough to deflect the effect of a small number of new traders.