The war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Sarah Menker, added fuel to the fire of this problem.
The world has only 10 weeks of wheat left in warehouses due to the war in Ukraine and because India has banned wheat exports in recent weeks.
This was stated by an expert on food security, CEO of the agricultural analytical company Gro Intelligence Sarah Menker during a meeting of the UN Security Council, UNIAN reports.
Russia's war against Ukraine, according to her, added fuel to fire of this problem.
“I want to start by saying that the Russian-Ukrainian war did not cause a food security crisis. It just added fuel to the fire, which yes visibly smoldered. The crisis, which we discovered long before the COVID-19 pandemic, showed the fragility of our supply chains,” Manker said.
She added that “even if the war ends tomorrow, our food security problem will not disappear anytime soon without concerted action.”
400 million people around the world are in the zone of “food risks”.
“Today's conditions are worse than in 2007 and 2008. It is important to note that grain stocks are now the lowest the world has ever seen, while access to fertilizer is severely limited and drought in wheat-growing regions is the most extreme in 20 years. Similar problems with stocks also apply to corn and other grains,” Menker said.
Recall that in Ukraine occupiers continue to steal grain. From the warehouses of occupied Berdyansk, they are transported by wagons to Crimea.< /p>
