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bogfiton Mar 04, 2022 10:07am
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RE:Zambian food shortage and copper mining.
RE:Zambian food shortage and copper mining.
"Experts believe that food prices will climb significantly in the coming weeks, particularly in developing countries. One product in particular will be affected: wheat. Much of the wheat imports in Kenya come from Ukraine and Russia. "The wheat prices have already exploded here, and millers have very little access to capital," says Paloma Fernandes of the Cereal Millers Association in Kenya. Higher transportation costs due to rising oil prices are also presenting a challenge, she says.
Market vendor Beatrice Atieno has little savings and already spends most of her money on food. "Sometimes, we go to bed hungry because life has become so expensive," she says. "Bread, especially, is something I can no longer afford to buy. We eat potatoes for breakfast instead."
Even in the weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, food prices in many African countries had already been exploding. The price of wheat flour has risen by 15 percent over last year’s prices, and it is a third higher for cooking oil. But the war in Ukraine promises to make the situation even worse. "
Putin's African Victims: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Is Driving Up Grain Prices - DER SPIEGEL
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