According to the Russian permanent representative, an important factor that influenced the deterioration of the food situation in the world was “an abrupt transition to green energy imposed on the whole world instead of a well-thought-out smooth energy transition, as well as the frank politicization of energy cooperation by a number of countries.”
“The result is a reckless abandonment of energy projects and a sharp rise in energy prices ... Oil quotes in 2020-2022.
increased by more than 22%, and this is diesel fuel for agricultural machinery, gasoline for agricultural carriers, electricity for the food industry, ”TASS quotes him.
Earlier, the director of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley, said that due to COVID-19, “the number of those who are moving towards hunger” in the world increased to 276 million, and due to the Ukrainian crisis, this number will rise to at least 323 million.
On May 9, TV channel Das Erste reported that German food associations had warned of the risk of food shortages due to rising prices.
On May 8, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze warned of the possibility of the world's worst famine since World War II.