Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East

<div><p>The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence on food imports from Russia and Ukraine. Furthermore, thi...

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Middle East
Ukraine war
global food crisis
Russia
grain
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description <div><p>The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence on food imports from Russia and Ukraine. Furthermore, this food crisis comes at times of high baseline vulnerability due to the compound impacts of COVID-19, repeated food shocks, and weakened states due to political-economic difficulties. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the food-related vulnerability of Middle Eastern countries in the wake of the Ukraine war. It contextualizes the varying impacts of this crisis in the region, and highlights country-level response strategies. The analysis shows a concerning and deepened crisis in the case of highly exposed and politically fragile countries with weakened food sectors; e.g., Lebanon, Sudan, and Yemen. Political-economic instabilities, limited domestic agriculture, and the lack of reliable grain reserves have aggravated the current food crisis in some countries. At the same time, indigenous short-term responses related to regional aid and cooperation have emerged, particularly in the Gulf countries, which have witnessed soaring revenues from higher energy prices. Alongside more regional frameworks for collaboration on food security, future action to mitigate such food crises should include the strengthening of local sustainable agriculture, storage capacities, and grain procurement strategies from international suppliers.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Frontiers in Nutrition<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.983346" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.983346</a></p>
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spelling Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle EastMohammad Al-Saidi (5751827)Agricultural, veterinary and food sciencesFood sciencesBiomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesNutrition and dieteticsfood securityMiddle EastUkraine warglobal food crisisRussiagrain<div><p>The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence on food imports from Russia and Ukraine. Furthermore, this food crisis comes at times of high baseline vulnerability due to the compound impacts of COVID-19, repeated food shocks, and weakened states due to political-economic difficulties. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the food-related vulnerability of Middle Eastern countries in the wake of the Ukraine war. It contextualizes the varying impacts of this crisis in the region, and highlights country-level response strategies. The analysis shows a concerning and deepened crisis in the case of highly exposed and politically fragile countries with weakened food sectors; e.g., Lebanon, Sudan, and Yemen. Political-economic instabilities, limited domestic agriculture, and the lack of reliable grain reserves have aggravated the current food crisis in some countries. At the same time, indigenous short-term responses related to regional aid and cooperation have emerged, particularly in the Gulf countries, which have witnessed soaring revenues from higher energy prices. Alongside more regional frameworks for collaboration on food security, future action to mitigate such food crises should include the strengthening of local sustainable agriculture, storage capacities, and grain procurement strategies from international suppliers.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Frontiers in Nutrition<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.983346" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.983346</a></p>2023-02-21T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3389/fnut.2023.983346https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Caught_off_guard_and_beaten_The_Ukraine_war_and_food_security_in_the_Middle_East/25285051CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/252850512023-02-21T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
Mohammad Al-Saidi (5751827)
Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Food sciences
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
food security
Middle East
Ukraine war
global food crisis
Russia
grain
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title Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
title_full Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
title_fullStr Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
title_full_unstemmed Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
title_short Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
title_sort Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
topic Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Food sciences
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
food security
Middle East
Ukraine war
global food crisis
Russia
grain