Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system

Fertilizer is a critical input for agricultural productivity, and its increased use has been closely associated with rising agricultural yields in many countries. In developing economies that rely heavily on fertilizer imports and are home to vulnerable smallholder farmers, fertilizer price spikes c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hernandez, Manuel A., Yao, Feng, Kim, Soonho
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177900
_version_ 1855521421578469376
author Hernandez, Manuel A.
Yao, Feng
Kim, Soonho
author_browse Hernandez, Manuel A.
Kim, Soonho
Yao, Feng
author_facet Hernandez, Manuel A.
Yao, Feng
Kim, Soonho
author_sort Hernandez, Manuel A.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Fertilizer is a critical input for agricultural productivity, and its increased use has been closely associated with rising agricultural yields in many countries. In developing economies that rely heavily on fertilizer imports and are home to vulnerable smallholder farmers, fertilizer price spikes can pose serious risks. When farmers lack access to effective risk-sharing mechanisms, sudden or excessive increases in fertilizer prices can discourage adoption, disrupt planting decisions, and reduce productivity.
format Blog Post
id CGSpace177900
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2025
publishDateRange 2025
publishDateSort 2025
publisher International Food Policy Research Institute
publisherStr International Food Policy Research Institute
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1779002025-11-14T01:09:12Z Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system Hernandez, Manuel A. Yao, Feng Kim, Soonho prices price volatility food prices Fertilizer is a critical input for agricultural productivity, and its increased use has been closely associated with rising agricultural yields in many countries. In developing economies that rely heavily on fertilizer imports and are home to vulnerable smallholder farmers, fertilizer price spikes can pose serious risks. When farmers lack access to effective risk-sharing mechanisms, sudden or excessive increases in fertilizer prices can discourage adoption, disrupt planting decisions, and reduce productivity. 2025-05-31 2025-11-14T01:09:11Z 2025-11-14T01:09:11Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177900 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174361 Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Hernandez, Manuel A.; Yao, Feng; and Kim, Soonho. 2025. Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system. Food Security Portal Blog Post. https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3645
spellingShingle prices
price volatility
food prices
Hernandez, Manuel A.
Yao, Feng
Kim, Soonho
Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system
title Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system
title_full Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system
title_fullStr Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system
title_full_unstemmed Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system
title_short Tracking fertilizer price volatility: Expanding the Food Security Portal’s excessive food price variability early warning system
title_sort tracking fertilizer price volatility expanding the food security portal s excessive food price variability early warning system
topic prices
price volatility
food prices
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177900
work_keys_str_mv AT hernandezmanuela trackingfertilizerpricevolatilityexpandingthefoodsecurityportalsexcessivefoodpricevariabilityearlywarningsystem
AT yaofeng trackingfertilizerpricevolatilityexpandingthefoodsecurityportalsexcessivefoodpricevariabilityearlywarningsystem
AT kimsoonho trackingfertilizerpricevolatilityexpandingthefoodsecurityportalsexcessivefoodpricevariabilityearlywarningsystem