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.
947 | South African wheat farms to produce record crops just as global supplies dry up
South Africa's wheat farms have been producing record harvests of late
Agronotizie | Crisi in Ucraina, le risposte dell’Unione Europea
Quanto rischia di perdere l'Ue a causa della guerra? Aiuti nel settore suino, +500 milioni dai fondi della Pac, deroga temporanea sui terreni a riposo e maggiore ricorso agli aiuti di Stato, alla stregua di quanto fatto per la crisi del covid-19, sono le azioni a breve termine pensate dalla Commissione Ue
European Commission | Commission acts for global food security and for supporting EU farmers and consumers
The European Commission has presented a range of short-term and medium-term actions to enhance global food security and to support farmers and consumers in the EU in light of rising food prices and input costs, such as energy and fertilisers. The surge in global commodity prices, further accelerated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, highlights again the need for EU agriculture and food supply chains to become more resilient and sustainable, in line with the Farm to Fork strategy.
UNITED NATIONS | War in Ukraine sparks global food crisis
The French minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian warned the EU that the war in Ukraine could commence an “extremely serious” global food crisis. Russia is the world's largest exporter of wheat and accounts for more than 18% of international exports.
The Telegraph | Ukraine war threatens food crisis and political upheaval across Africa, warns top economist
The war in Ukraine threatens to lead to food riots, political upheaval and turn back the clock in years of progress in Africa, the continent’s top economist told The Telegraph.