Due to the war, Ukrainians do not have access to markets to buy food, and farmers report that they can no longer produce food, and farmers report that they can no longer produce enough food. This was stated by the Director of the World Food Director of the UN World Food Program in Ukraine Matthew Hollingworth said during a speech at the UN Security Council, reports UNN.
The situation has a dramatic impact in Ukraine and beyond. and beyond. One in five Ukrainian families has difficulty accessing foodie responding to food security needs, we must not forget the irony of should not forget about the irony that in one of the world's feeding countries there are hundreds of thousands of people living near the fighting and now dependent on humanitarian and food aid.
That is why the World Food Program currently supports about 750,000 people with food. about 750 thousand people with food. In addition, another 1.5 million Ukrainians, who have wider needs, receive cash assistance in areas directly affected by the conflict. Directly affected by the conflict.
The Director of the UN World Food Program in Ukraine added that 174,000 square kilometers, which is about 30% of Ukraine's territory, were affected by the conflict and are potentially contaminated. conflict and are potentially contaminated.
And of this huge amount, 25 thousand square kilometers are occupied by agricultural land. Some of them were the most productive lands
He reminded that before the war, Ukraine, by exporting food, fed 400 million people around the world. Ukraine accounted for 9% of the world's wheat exports, 15% of corn exports, and 44% of sunflower oil exports. Losses in agriculture have already amounted to $40.2 billion.
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