Food Shortage - A Perfect Storm On Top Of A Perfect Storm

tippinsights Editorial Board -

“It’s a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm” are the cautionary words used by the UN World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley to describe the potential food crisis threatening the world.

The Covid-19 pandemic had already doubled the number of severely food insecure people from 135 million to 276 million in just two years. Inclement weather and draughts attributed to climate change in farming countries worldwide have increased that number. Now, the ongoing war in Ukraine has the potential to become the proverbial last straw.