“The impending global food crisis will affect all regions of the world, including the South Caucasus,” said Haqqin.az
President of the World Food Food Barbara Steinson.
According to her, the production of food in the world has encountered a number of very difficult problems.
“Product prices are growing all over the world, – Steinson states.” For example, only in March of this year, prices in the world food market rose 12 percent. This is felt in many regions of the world, including in the South Caucasus, where food imports are finished over local production. The problem of product deficiency is primarily associated with the break in the existing traditional supply chains. “
The President of the WFP found it difficult to give an accurate answer when exactly one should expect the peak of the food crisis. According to Steinson, it depends on how long the war of Russia with Ukraine and the related delays in the supply of grain will continue.
“Today, only 25 percent of the grain produced in the world is delivered to the market,” said the drum of Syson. “The war in Ukraine has aggravated problems in the global food supply system. There are three main causes of the impending crisis: climatic changes, the consequences of coronavirus pandemia and armed conflicts” .
According to the President of the World Food Fund, the real threat of hunger hung over the weakest countries of Africa and South Asia, which have neither money nor access to international resources. According to Sight, the food crisis will have a destructive effect on these countries.
Returning to the situation in the South Caucasus and, in particular, in Azerbaijan, the drum Steinson noted that in Baku and other cities she could not see a food shortage, there was a wide selection of local and foreign food products.
“But what if Azerbaijani farmers have problems with the purchase of seeds tomorrow? – asks the president of the World Food Fund.“ And what problems will be indicated in the next crop year, if they are not? It is difficult for me to say how strong the influence will be crisis in the South Caucasus. Much depends on what preventive measures will take to ensure its food security. “
According to Barbara Seson, the global food crisis will last from five to ten years.
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