Food security is key to the continent’s self-reliance
Today’s world is going through major transformations. Among the most sensitive issues remains the availability of food and the challenges tied to it. In the past few years, such a seemingly basic ...
Global food security is one of Russia’s national interests
On July 18, 2023, Russia pulled out of the grain deal that had been in effect since July 22, 2022. On July 27-28, 2023, the Russia-Africa Forum was held in Saint Petersburg, followed by the 15
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... operation in Ukraine and anti-Russian sanctions imposed since the beginning of the year have led to disruptions in supply chains, exacerbating the global food crisis. Worldwide, food prices are skyrocketing. Climate change is no less of a threat to food security—heat wave and prolonged drought in Europe and China, floods in Pakistan.
The external environment has a rather grave impact on Kazakhstan’s economy. Alongside difficulties with exports, the country is experiencing problems with the purchase ...
The new geopolitical realities recalibrate the agenda for BRICS, making certain initiatives in finance or food security urgent for all member countries
The dialectics of any association’s progressive evolution entails periods of growth, agenda expansion, predominance of centripetal forces, crisis passing, when it is essential to review goals and objectives ...
... in the more westerly zones affected by El Niño, causing that crop’s prices to increase too.
Given its importance in many Asian diets, it is the increased scarcity and higher prices of rice that are likely to have the greatest impact on food security overall. Food supplies in South and South-east Asia are expected to be among the worst affected by climate change too, due to rising sea levels, coastal flooding and saltwater intrusion, potentially affecting some 3.5 to 5 million people....