is one of the world’s top grain and vegetable-oil suppliers and the war is disrupting its harvests and exports. A gauge of world food prices has soared to a record—eclipsing levels seen in 2008 and 2011 that contributed to global food crises—
on governments from Sri Lanka to Peru. That’s helping to spark a wave of protectionism as some exporters curb overseas crop sales to ensure local supplies.The war will have “severe consequences” on global food security, as millions of Ukrainians are displaced and many import-dependent countries can’t get staple crops or fertilizers from Ukraine and Russia, according to the report. The war is also hampering the global economic recovery from the pandemic.
Early data already indicate the food crisis is worsening. The number facing hunger this year will reach about 180 million in 41 of the countries surveyed last year, plus Cabo Verde. While there’s no forecast yet for the remaining 12 nations, it represents an additional 5 million hungry people across the countries where there are already projections.
The food crises network was founded by the European Union, World Food Programme and UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization in 2016.
Famines are just beginning. Food riots and economic chaos are Russian WWIII weapons.
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This is the sacrifice we have to make. Im doing fine. People can eat a little less if it means helping the Ukrainian people.
It ain't the war, honey...it's Biden. Oil prices are 100% Biden. Keep spreading your propaganda, Time. It's what you do best.
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