A sunflower is seen on a wheat field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, in July 2016. This former Soviet state has over the past two decades become a breadbasket to the world. Photo: Reuters
A sunflower is seen on a wheat field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, in July 2016. This former Soviet state has over the past two decades become a breadbasket to the world. Photo: Reuters
David Dodwell
Opinion

Opinion

Inside Out by David Dodwell

Russia’s war with Ukraine will hurt global food security

  • War in a breadbasket region like the Black Sea could impact food importers in the Middle East and Asia, especially as it comes at a time when pandemic dislocation has already sent food prices soaring around the world

A sunflower is seen on a wheat field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, in July 2016. This former Soviet state has over the past two decades become a breadbasket to the world. Photo: Reuters
A sunflower is seen on a wheat field near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, in July 2016. This former Soviet state has over the past two decades become a breadbasket to the world. Photo: Reuters
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