Decryption

Food, a weapon of war

Audio 7:30 p.m.

For the United States, it is "credible" that Russia steals wheat from Ukraine to sell it © DADO RUVIC

By: Anne Corpet Follow

1 min

The Russian Foreign Minister was in Turkey today to negotiate a secure maritime corridor to allow the export of some 25 million tons of grain blocked in Ukraine.

Nothing concrete came out of this visit: according to the Russians, “Western sanctions” are at the origin of the food crisis which threatens the world, and only the lifting of these punitive measures will make it possible to find a solution.

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Unacceptable blackmail denounce the Ukrainians.

And the wheat continues to rot in its silos.

Russia and Ukraine exported 60 million tonnes of wheat last year, which places them together in first place in the world.

A manna of vital importance, since it feeds many countries that depend on it.

In markets already strained by drought in Europe and India, the war in Ukraine sent prices soaring.

Wheat trades at more than 400 euros per tonne, whereas it was around 280 euros before the war.

The blockage of traffic in the Black Sea therefore raises fears of the worst.

Food, a new weapon of war, is the subject of Decryption today with our guests 

, agricultural and agri-food development economist at CIRAD (Centre for international cooperation in agronomic research for development), specialist in food systems and

, geographer, researcher at IRD, Institute for Sustainable Development, author of Batailles de la hunger (ENS editions).

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