Bloomberg Quint | Shortage of Ukraine Wheat Set to Push Somalia Inflation Past 10%

Somalia’s inflation is expected to surge past 10% unless the country gets good rains over the next two months to help ease pressure on food prices after losing wheat supplies from Ukraine, according to a top official at its central bank.

Arabian Business | Brazil boosts food supplies to Arab nations hit by the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis

Brazil’s wheat exports to the Arab nations reached $285.86 million in Q1 2022, marking a 438 percent increase compared to the same period last year

Farmers Union Donates $125,000 to Help Humanitarian and Agricultural Crisis in Ukraine

National Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises, owned by the state Farmers Union organisations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, are donating $125,000 to help with the humanitarian and agricultural crisis in Ukraine.

Impacts and Consequences of the War in Ukraine on the Global Farming Community

NOW online, the WFO Technical Assessment showing the impacts and consequences of the war in Ukraine on the global farming community.

UNITED NATIONS | Secretary-General’s opening remarks to the press on the war in Ukraine

Raising the alert of Russian nuclear forces is a bone-chilling development. The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility. The security and safety of nuclear facilities must also be preserved. It’s time to stop the horror unleashed on the people of Ukraine and get on the path of diplomacy and peace.

The Currency | The situation in African countries where they feel they can’t rely on the West means they’re hedging their bets

The food insecurity triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine will cause deep problems in Africa, where nearly half of the continent depends on Russia and Ukraine for food staples. Africa is already a new front in a new Cold War.

Los Angeles Times | Op-Ed: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should not cause a hunger crisis

Ukraine is a significant transit country of Russian gas. But lost in the discussion is what a wider conflict might do to global food prices amid disruption to the supply chain of grains from Europe’s breadbasket.

Ukraine: Food security at stake

WFO is close to all those suffering from conflicts and adds its voice to calls for a rapid resolution of the Ukraine crisis in the interest of all.

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