https://www.scmp.com/rss/513113/feed Ruby Osman is senior geopolitical researcher at the Tony Blair Institute. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Coming on the heels of the worsening climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and soaring energy prices, war in Europe was the last thing a fragile global food system needed. Up to 50 million people worldwide are now on the brink of starvation. Russia’s Black Sea blockade has trapped roughly 20 million tonnes of grain in Ukrainian ports – equivalent to the annual consumption of all least-developed countries. But even if that supply is released, it will not be enough, because Russian President... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3185250/ending-russias-grain-blockade-wont-solve-global-food-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3185250/ending-russias-grain-blockade-wont-solve-global-food-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:30:17 +0000