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.
Coldiretti | Ucraina: 100mila aziende agricola a rischio chiusura
Sono quasi centomila le aziende agricole italiane che rischiano di fermare l’attività a causa dell’esplosione dei costi di produzione che superano di gran lunga quanto pagato agli agricoltori e agli allevatori per i loro prodotti, dal latte alla frutta, dalla carne alla verdura, riducendo l’autonomia alimentare del Paese e la sua capacità di rispondere a shock di approvvigionamento generati dalle tensioni internazionali. E’ quanto emerge dall’analisi di Coldiretti su dati Crea in riferimento agli effetti della guerra in Ucraina dopo la crisi generata dalla pandemia Covid.
CNBC | Russia-Ukraine War: How the crisis could impact food supplies, trigger social and political unrest
Experts have said higher food prices could result in unrest in several countries like in the 2007-08 crisis, when riots broke out in countries like Bangladesh and Haiti. People have already started protesting against the surging prices in Iraq
World Economic Forum | Humanitarian Action
The Forum and its partners are collaborating on humanitarian action in Ukraine and beyond. Explore in the pieces below insights from Forum thought leaders on the war and its global impacts.
Reuteurs | Ukrainian agriculture minister quits for health reasons, senior lawmaker replaces him
Ukraine's agriculture minister resigned on Thursday, citing health reasons, a month after Russia launched a war that has forced one of the world's largest grain producers to halt the export of some farm products.
South China Morning Post | How war in Ukraine fuels a food crisis in Africa
The continent relies heavily on Russian and Ukrainian exports, but Russia’s invasion and resulting sanctions have disrupted supply and pushed up prices Wheat, corn, sunflower oil and fertiliser are among the products affected, along with oil, compounding the impact of political instability and drought