The war in Ukraine “is not good news for world food security”, explains the president of Action Contre la Faim

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia “is not good news for global food security”, explains Pierre Micheletti, president of Action Against Hunger, Thursday August 18, live from 11 p.m. from franceinfo. Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya depend mainly on supplies from Ukraine and Russia. “The conflict will cause a drop in productivity on the Ukrainian side, but also an increase in costs, regardless of the origin of the cereal production”he explains.

For the moment, African countries are not in a critical situation, says Pierre Micheletti. “But everything will depend on how the supply circuits and the prices of the main cereals will fluctuate in the coming months”, he says. In addition to Africa, other regions of the world are affected by this crisis linked to the Ukrainian conflict, such as Afghanistan and Yemen. Ukraine is the number one supplier to the World Food Programme.