Press review
This section offers an insight into the media coverage on the issues impacting the agricultural sector as a result of the Ukraine crisis.
South China Morning Post | How war in Ukraine fuels a food crisis in Africa
The continent relies heavily on Russian and Ukrainian exports, but Russia’s invasion and resulting sanctions have disrupted supply and pushed up prices Wheat, corn, sunflower oil and fertiliser are among the products affected, along with oil, compounding the impact of political instability and drought
The Telegraph | Four sustainable food systems to save the planet
As the war in Ukraine heightens food insecurity, a new report argues that producing what we eat in a sustainable way will lessen dependence of imports while fighting climate change. With no end in sight to the war in Ukraine, one unintended consequence has been the threat to world food security.
The Economic Times | Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis
A crucial portion of the world’s wheat, corn and barley is trapped in Russia and Ukraine because of the war, while an even larger portion of the world’s fertilizers is stuck in Russia and Belarus.
Inventiva | India Boosts Fertiliser Imports From Canada, Israel as Russian Supply Disrupted
India Boosts Fertiliser Imports From Canada, Israel as Russian Supply Disrupted
Sci.Dev.Net | Ukraine war poses growing threat to global food security
Wheat prices have soared following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Global food prices have reached record highs as world battles COVID-19. Ukraine crisis could lead to millions more people going hungry.