Could the conflict in Ukraine affect the world's food security?
Diplomatic efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine have intensified. President Joe Biden has agreed in principle to a French proposal to meet Vladimir Putin as long as Russia does not invade Ukraine.
Western nations believe Russia is ready to invade Ukraine, which Moscow denies.
A war in Ukraine will have huge consequences not only for the security, gas and oil supply but also food supplies. With some of the most fertile land, Ukraine has been known as Europe鈥檚 breadbasket for centuries supplying populations from Africa to Asia. Newsday spoke to Alex Smith, Research Analyst of Food and Agriculture from the Breakthrough Institute in the United States.
(Photo: Members of a folk band in Vyshyvankas sing as they hall the bunches of wheat during the Bread Festival 2021 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Western Ukraine. Credit: Yurii Rylchuk/ Ukrinform/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
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