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Vol 63 No 7

Published 31st March 2022


Trade curbs and price spikes deepen food crisis

Big grain producers are imposing export controls and farmers face rocketing fertiliser costs

Without concerted international action about 400 million people, many in Africa, will face chronic food shortages due to disruptions after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest estimates from the World Bank. Senior Bank officials reckon those countries worst hit will need billions of dollars of support.

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