Press review
This section offers an insight into the media coverage on the issues impacting the agricultural sector as a result of the Ukraine crisis.
The Wire | How Will India Fare in the Brewing Global Food and Fertiliser Crisis?
According to a research note by SBI, for every one dollar of increase in the pooled gas rate, India’s fertiliser subsidy bill shoots up by Rs 4,000-5,000 crore.
Euractiv | La sécurité alimentaire à nouveau au menu des dirigeants européens, avec une dimension mondiale
Avec leurs promesses et leurs initiatives mondiales à mettre en œuvre dans les prochaines années, les sommets de l’OTAN et du Conseil européen de la semaine passée ont marqué le retour de la production alimentaire comme outil d’aide humanitaire et de stabilisation géopolitique.
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition | GAIN Interview Cruncher – How war in Ukraine impacts global food supplies
The war in Ukraine has brought into sharp relief how tenuous some of the staple foods we take for granted can vanish. The situation is dire and threatens world’s food security, with many GAIN countries directly affected. Russia and Ukraine are particularly important for Africa's wheat imports with almost 40% being sourced from that area. Disruption there means these countries have to go elsewhere for their imports, causing a drive-in price and demand. Russia's agricultural trade with Africa is predominantly wheat (90%) and for Ukraine, wheat and maize count for approximately 80% of its agricultural trade with Africa, creating a massive knock-on effect for fortified staples.
Financial Times | Fertiliser inflation presages a global food supply crisis
The effect of price rises could be exacerbated by excessive concentration in the sector.
Farmers Weekly | Video: Cambridgeshire farmers send lorries of aid to Ukraine
A Cambridgeshire farming family is helping to send lorry loads of food, warm clothing and medical supplies to Ukrainian refugees.