Putin’s War May Trigger African Food Crisis

Putin’s War May Trigger African Food Crisis

 Source: Aljazeera published on 29 March 2022 an article titled “AFDB President: Ukraine War Could Trigger a Food Crisis in Africa” by Jack Dutton.  

Africa is heavily dependent on wheat from Russia and Ukraine.  Wheat prices have increased by 64 percent since the beginning of the conflict and fertilizer prices are also rising sharply.  The head of the African Development Bank concluded the war could “trigger a food crisis in Africa.”

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