War in Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron warns of a “serious” food crisis in several regions of the world – franceinfo

The Head of State has proposed an emergency plan for food security, in conjunction with the African Union, to deal with the lack of supply of Russian and Ukrainian wheat and cereals to several countries. Article written by Published on 03/24/2022 19:32 Reading time: 1 min. “We are entering an unprecedented food crisis.” French President Emmanuel Macron proposed Thursday, March 24, during the G7 and NATO summits, an emergency plan for food security, in conjunction with the African Union. This plan aims to combat the “extremely serious” food crisis that could hit countries dependent on wheat and grain exports from Ukraine and Russia. He fears “massive political consequences in several countries”. >> Follow live the latest information on the situation in Ukraine Emmanuel Macron wants an “emergency plan for the release of stocks in the event of a crisis to avoid any situation of shortage and moderate price increases”. Another component, “obtain a multilateral commitment not to impose restrictions on the export of agricultural raw materials”, in order to avoid blockages like those which had hit vaccine exports during the Covid crisis. He also wanted “as of this summer coordinated action by producing countries to temporarily raise production thresholds when possible” and “to set up a mechanism for allocating volumes to guarantee access for all, in particular the most vulnerable. , in sufficient quantity and at reasonable prices”. The French president called on Moscow to be “responsible” by allowing sowing in Ukraine to take place, failing which the war will cause in 12 to 18 months “an inevitable famine”, with in particular the risk of cereal shortages in Egypt and in North Africa. In the Near and Middle East, in Africa, some countries are very dependent on cereals produced in Russia and Ukraine to feed their population, such as Egypt, which “depends on 80%”, he said. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link