The war in Ukraine has disrupted the food supply chain of the world which was already struggling due to the pandemic for the last two years. Multiple countries like Turkey and Indonesia have stopped the export of grains and oil because they relied heavily on the Russian supply of grains. This has resulted in scarcity and price surge in food items. Scientists from NASA Goddard Institute of Space Sciences have warned that apart from this human-induced crisis, any extreme weather event can send the world into a food crisis.
According to FAO’s report, Ukraine and Russia are net exporters of grains as they are the world’s leading producers of wheat, sunflower oil, fertilizers etc. Also, most of the food costs around the world are transportation costs, sanctions on Russian oil and fertilizer exports have made the prices skyrocket. If the conflict situation persists, the number of undernourished people could increase by 8-13 million in the year 2022-23, mainly affecting countries in Asia-Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa according to FAO estimates.
Egypt has said that it’ll increase its wheat production to meet its needs. Scientists say growing wheat in hot regions is difficult, that’s why wheat cultivation mainly happens in northern latitudes. Growing wheat in Egypt will change the way land is used and will require lots of water for irrigation which in turn will contribute to carbon emissions.
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