🌾🌐 Wheat is the staple food for more than 35% of the world's population.
Supply chain and logistics disruptions to grain and oilseeds production in Ukraine and Russia, as well as restrictions on exports from Russia, will have serious implications for the food security of at least fifty countries that depend on Russian and Ukrainian exports by 30% or more.
We created an infographic on dynamics in the world grain warket. The full high-res infographic is available here.
#wheat #grain #Ukraine #export
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Supply chain and logistics disruptions to grain and oilseeds production in Ukraine and Russia, as well as restrictions on exports from Russia, will have serious implications for the food security of at least fifty countries that depend on Russian and Ukrainian exports by 30% or more.
We created an infographic on dynamics in the world grain warket. The full high-res infographic is available here.
#wheat #grain #Ukraine #export
@valdai_club — The Valdai Discussion Club
🌍🌾 The World Food Programme estimates that 345 million people face acute food insecurity in 82 countries.
At the forefront is the Horn of Africa. The Middle East and North Africa region has also been badly affected, with hunger in the region increasing 25%. Another rise of 10% to 12% will push the problem to unprecedented levels.
In the first month since the signing of the agreement on grain export across the Black Sea between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations, 27 ships carrying food have crossed through Ukrainian ports. It's a good step, but not enough. Overcoming the global grain crisis is still a long way off in light of several considerations.
1️⃣ First, the exporting process is relatively slow. In the month since the deal was signed, which has a duration of four months (120 days), less than a million tons out of a total 22 million tons of grain and other essential agricultural products have been exported. The pre-war level was five million tons per month. Moreover, most of what’s been exported, as well as what’s in Ukrainian ports, has been animal feed, not intended for human consumption.
2️⃣ Second, the Ukrainian grain has not gone to Africa, but rather to developed countries, including Britain, Ireland, Turkey, Italy and China. It has not gone to Yemen, Somalia, or any other country facing catastrophic levels of hunger. Only one grain shipment reached Africa, on August 18th. It delivered 23 tonnes of wheat to Ethiopia. How can this limited quantity change the reality of famine in Africa!?
3️⃣ Third, and most importantly, the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the United Nations and Russia has not yet been implemented. It obligates the international organisation to facilitate the unhindered access of Russian grain and fertiliser to world markets. Russia, for its part, has committed to implementing the agreement. So far, the United Nations has not fulfilled the obligations of the Memorandum. Russia is the most important grain exporter. Ukraine accounts for about 5% of world grain exports, while Russia's share is four times greater. Russia ranks first in world exports of grain and fertilizers, and is one of the largest exporters of sunflower oil.
There is no solution to the global grain crisis without Russia. The Western sanctions are not directed only to Russia but actually to the whole world including themselves, writes Nourhan ElSheikh, Professor of Political Science, Cairo University.
#Norms_and_Values #grain #sanctions #foodcrisis
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At the forefront is the Horn of Africa. The Middle East and North Africa region has also been badly affected, with hunger in the region increasing 25%. Another rise of 10% to 12% will push the problem to unprecedented levels.
In the first month since the signing of the agreement on grain export across the Black Sea between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations, 27 ships carrying food have crossed through Ukrainian ports. It's a good step, but not enough. Overcoming the global grain crisis is still a long way off in light of several considerations.
1️⃣ First, the exporting process is relatively slow. In the month since the deal was signed, which has a duration of four months (120 days), less than a million tons out of a total 22 million tons of grain and other essential agricultural products have been exported. The pre-war level was five million tons per month. Moreover, most of what’s been exported, as well as what’s in Ukrainian ports, has been animal feed, not intended for human consumption.
2️⃣ Second, the Ukrainian grain has not gone to Africa, but rather to developed countries, including Britain, Ireland, Turkey, Italy and China. It has not gone to Yemen, Somalia, or any other country facing catastrophic levels of hunger. Only one grain shipment reached Africa, on August 18th. It delivered 23 tonnes of wheat to Ethiopia. How can this limited quantity change the reality of famine in Africa!?
3️⃣ Third, and most importantly, the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the United Nations and Russia has not yet been implemented. It obligates the international organisation to facilitate the unhindered access of Russian grain and fertiliser to world markets. Russia, for its part, has committed to implementing the agreement. So far, the United Nations has not fulfilled the obligations of the Memorandum. Russia is the most important grain exporter. Ukraine accounts for about 5% of world grain exports, while Russia's share is four times greater. Russia ranks first in world exports of grain and fertilizers, and is one of the largest exporters of sunflower oil.
There is no solution to the global grain crisis without Russia. The Western sanctions are not directed only to Russia but actually to the whole world including themselves, writes Nourhan ElSheikh, Professor of Political Science, Cairo University.
#Norms_and_Values #grain #sanctions #foodcrisis
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