How the Ukraine war is escalating the global hunger crisis


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Guests: Arif Husain, Chief Economist at World Food Program

Ukraine was forced to close its four Black and Azov sea ports earlier this week and, as one of the breadbaskets of the world, this cut off access to the country’s rich grains. These ports help feed 400 million people, many of whom live in the poorest countries in the world. Even before the war began, global food prices were at an all-time high and now experts fear how the closed ports will add to the global food crisis. Arif Husain at the World Food Program talks about the consequences.

This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Matthew Hearn

Saba Etizaz is a co-host and producer on the Star’s podcast team. She is based in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @sabaeitizaz
The war on Ukraine has now resulted in the prevention of commodities like wheat from being exported out of the country.  Experts say this could result in a global food crisis.



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