Selected Media Appearances
Interviewed in “India Needs to Invest More in Accelerating Diversification of Food Production,”
The Hindu, September 14, 2025
Interviewed in “Over Half of Haiti’s Population Faces Severe Food Deprivation,“
EFE, August 23, 2025
Interviewed in “Global Hunger Falls But Conflict and Climate Threaten Progress,”
Reuters, July 28, 2025
Interviewed in “South American Cereal Exporters Could Be ‘Winners’ in Trade War,“
Bloomberg, April 15, 2025
Interviewed in “Global Food Prices and Tariffs,”
BBC Talking Business, April 4, 2025
Interviewed in “Interview with FAO’s Chief Economist,”
CGTN America, November 27, 2024
Letter: “Other Regions Must Study Latin America’s Progress on Hunger,”
Financial Times, July 31, 2024
Interviewed in “The State of Global Hunger and Malnutrition,”
Future Fork with Paul Newnham, July 24, 2024
Interviewed in “Israel’s Offensive Is Destroying Gaza’s Ability to Grow Its Own Food,”
The Washington Post, May 3, 2024
Interviewed in “About 282 Million People Faced Acute Hunger Last Year,”
Al Jazeera, April 24, 2024
Interviewed in “UN Sets Out Roadmap to Combat Global Hunger Amid Climate Crisis,”
The Guardian, December 10, 2023
Interviewed in “Global Food Prices Rise After Russia Ends Grain Deal and India Restricts Rice Exports,”
The Associated Press, August 4, 2023
Interviewed in “UN Economist Examines Crucial Factors Shaping Global Food Security,
Al Jazeera, July 12, 2023
Interviewed in “World Food Prices Rise for First Time in a Year,”
Reuters, May 5, 2023
Interviewed in “The Future of Black Sea Ukraine Grain Agreement,”
CNN Español, March 20, 2023 (Español)
Interviewed in “Year of War in Ukraine Left Developing Nations Picking Up Pieces,”
Al Jazeera, February 19, 2023
Interviewed in “Food Security Forecast for the New Year,”
Class CNBC, January 11, 2023
Maximo Torero 