BREADBASKETS AT WAR: HOW THE BLACK SEA CONFLICT TURNED AFRICA INTO THE SHOCK ABSORBER OF GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS

The Russia–Ukraine war has profoundly disrupted global agricultural markets by destabilizing the Black Sea region, one of the world’s most important food export corridors. Prior to the conflict, Russia and Ukraine together accounted for roughly one-third of global wheat exports and played a central role in supplying grain and fertilizer to markets across Africa and […]