Why the war in Ukraine is causing a global food crisis | Start Here

Ukraine is usually one of the world’s biggest exporters of grain, but the war has changed that. What’s going on? And why has it got the UN warning about famine? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.


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[Ex-PokerGuy]

I love the start here series. Every episode is well put together and the facts are great. It's something I really look forward watching whenever a new clip is uploaded.

[josephmukonyo]

It is wrong for us Africans to rely on grain from outside the continent. This is blessing in disguise for African nations to wake up and sort out their food security for them selves. Other arible nations in Africa should take advantage of this situation. Africa you once fed the whole world in the days of Joseph the son of Jacob, You do it again for yourself.

[drmarkflies]

Sandra is the next Martha Raddatz. Tough, motivated and smart. I looked forward to every story. Fantastic!

[andriisomewhere]

Very well done, objective 100%. As a Ukrainian, I should say that my feelings were not hurt any minute while watching this. The world deserves to know the truth and I am glad that foreign media step in and reveal the russian atrocities. Thanks Aljazeera, keep it up! Hope all people in the world will have enough to eat!

[NELoVEPeACE]

Ukraine accounts for just 1% of the Worlds Grain output and Ukraine is refusing to de-mine Odessa at heste of Nato.

[njugunamaina]

"You don't moralise when you're starving"

Etch that on the top of Mt Kilimanjaro

[jojiswaminathan]

Now Europe can always request Russia to open Nordstream 2, Let Europe not slice its own throat, , , by blaming Russia, ,

[Essentials-of-Current-Affairs]

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[ammakr]

"The World is beautiful, but has a disease called Man."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

[bumblebee]

Fun fact…you can’t eat money and oil apparently 😂🎉

[jenniferjoseph]

This is why man has to live in peace. Anger, jealousy, greed, power hungry doest not help the human kind. Who is the enemy??? Man him self, Stop the war. Even our Mother Nature is suffering.we call our self Morden man.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[StPiter]

Ukraine has just 3% of grain world's market. Russian grain export was three times bigger than Ukranian for years.

[vka]

It is sanctions by US bully disrupting supply chain, not just Ukraine war by itself causing food/oil/gas, and other global crises.

[mubaraksadhir]

Certain people’s power struggle makes millions of people to struggle for food . Sad 😔 situation

[fidahusayn]

Miss you Covid-19, Your love was unconditional

[fidahusayn]

If we don't waste food, it is enough to feed Next generation

[Juan-kowb]

Cue comments about American overseas invasions for oil being bad, but somehow Russia causing a global food crisis likely to cause famine is ok because they aren't the USA. Lol

[pauulkubasek]

“You don’t moralize while you’re starving “

[SmellMyKKPP]

I think this crisis deserve a decent and detailed analysis of what is going on exactly. We've been hearing about it for weeks now but never do we get a coherent and complete analysis of what the issue is. If Russians are blocking the ports, literally not letting boats go out under threat of being attacked, what are the Russian requirements for lifting the blockade? If this is not the case then what is it exactly that is keeping the wheat from leaving? What assurances are they looking for and which ones isn't Russia agreeing with?

What's the point of talking about this crisis without reporting any actual facts about the issue itself?

[LuisDiego]

Americans are sick of Ukranians whinning