NEW YORK, March 16 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release: More than a decade since the conflict in Syria began, the number of Syrians at risk of hunger has reached record high levels. The average cost of food in the country has, for months, been the highest since monitoring began. An estimated 12.4 million people - about 60% of Syria's population - suffer from food insecurity. This represents a 57% increase since 2019 and is the "highest number ever recorded in the history  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 15 (TNSRep) -- CARE International issued the following news release: Figures from the newly released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report confirm the serious concerns felt and foreseen by humanitarian organisations such as CARE International in Yemen for 2022. * New report shows a disturbing trend of more people at threat of famine in Yemen * According to the IPC report, during the period January to May 2022, 17.4 million Yemenis will experienc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 15 (TNSRep) -- CARE issued the following news release: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is home to some of the largest humanitarian and refugee crises in the world. It is now also facing the repercussions of the Ukraine war. The region imports 50% of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine. Countries like Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Jordan, and Palestine, already battered by inflation or humanitarian crisis, are the most affected. Some of these are already hung  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following insight (No. IN11894) March 17, 2022, entitled "Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for Agricultural Trade and Production" by agricultural policy analyst Stephanie Rosch: * * * On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a widespread invasion of Ukrainian territory, including Russian attacks from forces deployed in Belarus. In response to the invasion, the United States and other countries imposed financ  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47051) on March 14, 2022, entitled "U.S. Farm Income Outlook: 2021 Forecast" by agricultural policy analyst Stephanie Rosch: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service (ERS) forecasts that U.S. farm profitability--as measured by net farm income and net cash income--increased in 2021 for the third consecutive year. ERS expects net farm income rose 25.  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47051) on March 14, 2022, entitled "U.S. Farm Income Outlook: 2021 Forecast": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 2021 Farm Sector Finances Farm Sector Debt-to-Asset and Debt-to-Equity Ratios Hold Steady ERS forecasts farm sector assets, debt, and equity increased by about 3% from 2020 to 2021 to their highest levels since record keeping started in 1960 (Table 11). Debt-to-asset and debt-to-  more

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, March 16 (TNStalk) -- Delaware Valley University issued the following news: Assistant Professor in the Department of Agribusiness at DelVal, John Urbanchuk, joins Matt Leone on KYW Newsradio's podcast, "In Depth," to discuss disruptions in agriculture due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The increase in energy prices worldwide is having major effects on global food markets. In the episode, you'll hear Urbanchuk shed light on how commodities like wheat, corn, and fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The European Union Delegation to the U.S. issued the following commentary: * * * By Josep Borrell High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Putin's war against Ukraine has already caused thousands of death but also major economic damages globally. We need to handle the impact of this third asymmetric shock in 15 years, at home and abroad. EU leaders agreed at the informal summit in Ver  more

ROME, Italy, March 18 -- The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development issued the following news release on March 17, 2022: As the war continues to rage in Ukraine, impacts of rising food prices and shortages of staple crops are already being felt in the Near East and North Africa region and spreading to the world's most vulnerable countries, including in the Horn of Africa, with poorest people at greatest risk, warned the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Developmen  more

POTSDAM, Germany, March 19 -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine, adding to the direct humanitarian and security crisis caused by the Russian aggression. Ukraine and Russia are major producers of grains and fertilizers, yet their exports are at risk of getting disrupted. However, agricultural policy-makers - like the EU ministers meeting on Monday - should not abandon sustainable farming p  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran alongside U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) announced nearly $2 million in research grants awarded to Kansas State University by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The three research initiatives will focus on early detection and containment of African swine fever as well as improving hard red winte  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Dr. Ayalew Ligaba Osena grew up on a farm in Ethiopia, where his family raised crops including tef - a grain that's vital to his home country. Today, as a plant physiologist and molecular biologist at UNCG, Osena is working to unlock the secrets of this versatile and largely unknown crop. Eragrostis tef, commonly known as tef or teff, is an annual grass crop that prod  more