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ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE – JUNE 21: A view from agricultural fields in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine on June 21, 2022. Farmers in Ukraine, one of the largest grain producers in the world, have been struggling to sell their product due to the war. Due to the war that started on Feb. 24, crops have been waiting in the warehouses that they are not sent abroad by ships and due to the fuel shortage in the country the transportation costs have increased. (Photo by Abdullah Unver/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Much more than food for thought

The effects of the war in Ukraine have brought much of the world’s attention to energy prices. But food insecurity is also rising and will likely get worse

  • John P Ruehl
8 min read