Addressing food security challenges faced by Near East and North Africa region due to the Ukraine crisis

FAO

Addressing food security challenges faced by Near East and North Africa region due to the Ukraine crisis

Regional overview

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Cairo, Egypt ;

Pages 40 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-136141-2

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of agricultural products, and they both play leading supply roles in global markets of foodstuffs and fertilizers, where exportable supplies are often concentrated in a handful of countries. This concentration could expose these markets to increased vulnerability to shocks and volatility. Many countries of the NENA region are heavily dependent on imported foodstuff and fertilizers from Russia and Ukraine; and thus, the current conflict puts the region at risk of shortening of food supply from Russia and Ukraine as well as raising food prices as a result of the disturbances in post-COVID-19.

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FAO. 2022. Addressing food security challenges faced by Near East and North Africa region due to the Ukraine crisis: Regional overview. Cairo.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9926en

Language English

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