Christopher Barrett is an agricultural and development economist whose research centers on food insecurity and global food markets. He says the import bans would only provide only short-term support for those nations’ farmers, while inflicting considerable harm on Ukraine.

Economics and Business

International

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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The United Nations warns parts of Somalia will be hit by famine between October and December as a drought worsens and global food prices surge.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

International

International Reach

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with severe economic sanctions from Europe and the United States that will have ripple effects throughout the global economy. These Cornell University experts are available to discuss the conflict and its implications.

International

Law, Government & Public Policy

Economics and Business

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Christopher Barrett comments on how the war in Ukraine is applying pressure on the global food system and threatening to spark a global food crisis.

Food & Agriculture

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

International

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Chris Barrett, an economist and expert on global food systems, comments on Neste's plans to invest 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.58 billion) over five years to limit its climate impact.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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The coronavirus pandemic has become a global crisis that impacts countries around the world in different, yet often similarly devastating ways. Cornell experts can discuss how the infection is having an impact on health systems - as well as on politics - of countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

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Economist Chris Barrett say current cargo and procurement requirement greatly increase the price and slow the delivery of aid and diminish its impact on disaster-affected populations.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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