The economic toll from Russia’s invasion that triggered major disruptions to production and exports, particularly of grain, has been felt globally.
KYIV OBLAST: Among broken farming machinery, rocket fragments are scattered across the fields belonging to Ukrainian farmer Ivan Mishchenko.
“We walked through the fields, saw where the mines were and found a lot of explosive devices, both exploded and unexploded. There were many missiles,” he said.Mr Mishchenko’s son-in-law was killed shortly after the start ofwithdrawn from the regionBut nearly a year later, the scars of war are still visible, and communities are struggling to rebuild.
By the spring of 2022, United Nations officials said that grain exports had plummeted to less than one million tonnes. – in order to export by sea,” said Mr Pierre Vauthier, head of the Ukraine office at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.The deal, brokered in July last year, allows Ukraine to export grain and other agricultural products from Black Sea ports.
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey on Dec 11, 2022. Grain exports for the 2022/23 growing season are down around 30 per cent compared to the season before.Some farmers are not keen to produce as they are unsure of what exactly can be exported under the deal, amid bleak and uncertain circumstances in the ongoing war.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia strikes many Ukrainian regions, cutting off powerRussian strikes hit a series of Ukrainian regions early on Thursday (Mar 9), including the capital Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the second-largest city Kharkiv, knocking out power to several areas, regional officials said. The attacks struck a wide arc of targets, including cities stretching from
Read more »
Ukrainian nuclear plant reconnected to national grid after disaster scareChief of IAEA nuclear watchdog warns of 'rolling a dice' and fears that 'one day our luck will run out.” Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Googly eyes and hot dog hands: Off-kilter 'Everything Everywhere' leads Oscar raceLOS ANGELES : Hot dogs for fingers, plastic googly eyes, and conversing rocks are hardly staples of mainstream movie-making. Yet, they have became cultural touchstones of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' the at-times baffling and absurdist film that has captivated Hollywood.The science-fiction kung fu
Read more »
NATO chief warns Bakhmut may fall 'in coming days'KYIV: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Wednesday (Mar 8) the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut might fall to Russia in the coming days following months of intense fighting. His remarks came as Russia's Wagner mercenary group, which has spearheaded the attack on Bakhmut, claimed to have cap
Read more »
Russia won’t play ‘dangerous gender games’, says Putin’s right-hand womanMs Valentina Matviyenko made these comments in a message marking International Women’s Day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Russia would get 'open road' into Ukraine if Bakhmut falls: ZelenskyThe battle for Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest in Russia’s year-long invasion that has displaced millions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »