War in Ukraine: Grain Concerns – Fears of ‘Global Food Crisis’

The war in Ukraine, which is already in its 13th day, has raised concerns about the production of cerealsas Russia and Ukraine account for about 30% of world imports.

Europe must increase grain production to “avoid a global food crisis “in case of interruption of its supplies from Russia and Ukrainesaid the French Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandi.

The French minister also noted that especially in the Mediterranean region, many countries are completely dependent on wheat exports from Russia or Ukraine.

“Europe has some of the most fertile land in the world and therefore needs to be able to produce more in order to be able to support other countries that have nothing to do with the conflict but see their access to food being affected.” “especially on the African continent and especially in North Africa,” he explained, according to a response from the Athenian News Agency.

Source: News Beast

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