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The Inquiry: Has the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis?

Has the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis?

23/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Has the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis?

Has war in Ukraine led to a global food crisis, or made a bad situation worse?

Ukraine feeds millions globally, but grain exports are now stuck at its ports. Did the Russian invasion spark a global food crisis or make an already dire situation worse?

Each year, Ukraine exports enough food to feed 400 million people around the world. But the Russian invasion has disrupted vital trade routes, trapping an estimated 25 million tonnes of grain in silos around the port city of Odesa.   

The African Union describes the situation as a catastrophic scenario, and the UN Secretary General says the shortages could tip millions of people into food insecurity. 

But how reliant is the world on Ukrainian – and Russian – grain? What will a shortfall do to the world’s most vulnerable countries? 

On the Inquiry this week, Charmaine Cozier asks, has the war in Ukraine sparked a global food crisis?

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