Russia’s war exacerbates turmoil in fragile sub-Saharan Africa Teresa Nogueira PintoAs the conflict between top agricultural exporters Russia and Ukraine drives up food and fertilizer prices, this poor and populous region of Africa fears rising hunger. Between 2019 and March 2022, cereal and fertilizer prices rose by 48 and 35 percent, respectively. The current adverse factors will prove more disruptive and likely more long-lasting than the 2008 global food crisis. The current adverse factors will prove more disruptive and likely more long-lasting than the 2008 global food crisis. Russia’s war on Ukraine leaves the continent overexposed to grain and fertilizer prices.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 20, 2022 06:13 UTC