Therefore it is essential to monitor the Ukrainian environment and crop production, so mitigation actions can be implemented. The Russian invasion in Ukraine is a big threat to the environment and global food security, and as a consequence, will lead to a large humanitarian crisis across many countries. It is argued that Russia will sell the timber from Ukraine to finance its military activities.
This pressure on the vegetable oil market will most likely lead to an increase in biofuel prices.Īnother huge potential environmental loss in Ukraine is related to massive deforestation. On top of this, inflation and the embargo on Russian goods, including fertilisers, could result in an increase of global food prices by 8% to 22% this year, according to the FAO.Ĭonsequently, the number of undernourished people in the world will increase by 8 to 13 million people in 2022/23, with the most pronounced increases taking place in Asia-Pacific, followed by sub-Saharan Africa, the Near East, and North Africa ( FAO, 2022).Įurope consumes half of Ukraine’s production of sunflower oil, which can be found in a variety of food and it may be difficult to replace (e.g. A Global Food CrisisĪs a result of the war and a naval blockade of Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea, these commodities will not reach importers, most of whom are from underdeveloped countries that are hit extra hard from this food crisis. Therefore, Ukraine is an important producer and exporter of wheat, spring barley, sun flower oil/seed, corn and sugar beets. Ukraine is a large agricultural country covering 60 million hectares, of which 42 million is agricultural land. The war in Ukraine is a terrible tragedy, not only for humanity, but also for the environment.
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