A Russian Perspective on the Food Crisis

... country. It’s time to put an end to these speculations. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), there is currently no physical shortage of food in the world. But ... ... prices started to increase and then skyrocketed by 50 percent by this February—before the start of our special operation in Ukraine. The causes of this trend are quite obvious. The situation has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of ...