COVID-19 and climate change have already escalated food insecurity worldwide. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted grain and fertilizer exports, causing supplies to dwindle, prices to rise, and some countries to face the threat of a looming food crisis. As markets swing with volatility, the reactions of some countries will have significant ramifications for global food security and
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), say longer-term political and financial commitments to address the worst food security and nutrition crisis to hit West Africa in 10 years are crucial. This was part of the outcome of a high-level conference on food security and nutrition in West Africa held in Paris,
„Ukraina produkuje wystarczającą ilość żywności, aby wykarmić 400 mln ludzi na Ziemi”. Skutkiem toczącej się wojny będzie kryzys żywnościowy. Między innymi głód w krajach uzależnionych od dostaw zbóż i nasion z Ukrainy oraz dalszy wzrost cen żywności w innych państwach. Trwająca wojna odbiera Ukraińcom możliwość wysiewu, a następnie żniw. Cierpią na tym mieszkańcy, ale także gospodarka. Poważne konsekwencje poniosą
Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is one reason for a spike in food prices that now threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. But it’s far from the only reason. In Argentina it isn’t even the primary reason for soaring food costs. Central bankers and politicians the world over want to blame high food prices on the situation
Beer. Bread. Microchips. Sofas. These are the telltale first signs of looming economic carnage triggered by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Things weren’t great to start with. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began two years ago, global supply networks have been seriously disrupted. Factories have been closed. Ships have been stuck in long queues to offload their cargoes. Supplies
ARE you in your forties or fifties, in the decades approaching retirement? Then here is some information that could be vital for you. This month, four groups of people have been identified who will be hardest hit by the current steep rise in the cost of living. A new report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says that
To listen to Qu Dongyu, the director-general of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), you would never know that Russia has been bombing Ukrainian farms and granaries, imposing a sea blockade on Ukrainian grain exports, and generally accelerating a global food emergency that risks sending tens of millions of additional people into an acute hunger crisis. Ever
Farmers worldwide are feeling the impacts of recent fertilizer shortages. Russia is reportedly one of the largest exporters of fertilizer in the world, and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has caused prices to rise significantly. This leaves many American farmers left to make difficult decisions in regards to their crops. Terry Farms, a 2,100-acre operation based in Ventura,