Rising commodities prices driven by the Russia-Ukraine crisis threaten to undermine Kenya’s economy, increase poverty
Much of the early attention on the Russian-Ukraine conflict’s food security impacts has been concentrated on countries highly dependent on wheat imports from the Black Sea region. Given the important role that wheat products play in the diets of people in Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon, and other countries, the interruption in Black Sea wheat trade and high prices have raised serious concerns about rising levels of food insecurity, poverty, and instability around the world.
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| Format: | Blog Post biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2022-06-10
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| Subjects: | commodities, prices, russia, ukraine, economics, poverty, policies, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127824 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/rising-commodities-prices-driven-russia-ukraine-crisis-threaten-undermine-kenyas-economy |
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