RussiasFamine Game
Obey or Starve
Russia’s war on Ukraine destroys people’s lives and livelihoods, even far from the battlefield. Russia is turning food into a weapon of war, similar to what Russia has already done with its energy supplies. Russia’s game of toying with global hunger was launched to bargain for geopolitical advantages at high stakes.
Is This War Far AwayThe Data Says The Opposite
Is This War Far Away?
The Data Says The Opposite
Before Russia’s invasion, Ukraine provided food for
400 mln
people worldwide
in grain supplies in 2022
-50%
the World Food Programme has lost
730,000 people
will face famine conditions
25%
more people in the world will experience acute food shortages
Ukraine exports > 10% of all wheat
Source: 2021/22, USDA data
Ukraine supplies food to every 20th person on planet
Ukraine is one of top food suppliers of these countries
Morocco – 15%
Türkiye – 18%
Pakistan – 46%
Israel – 20%
Lebanon – 80%
Yemen – 22%
Egypt – 26%
Tunisia – 42%
Ethiopia – 26%
Libya – 44%
Indonesia – 27%
Bangladesh – 23%
Source: Ukraine's contribution to the total import of the countries. 2020, 2021, ITC
Ukraine exports > 14% of all corn
Source: 2021/22, USDA data
Every 10th corn kernel in the EU is from Ukraine
Ukraine is one of top food suppliers of these countries
Türkiye – 32%
China – 55%
Egypt – 26%
EU27 – 32%
Source: Ukraine's contribution to the total import of the countries. 2020, 2021, ITC
Ukraine exports > 47% of all sun-flower
Source: 2021/22, USDA data
Every 3rd portion of French fries in the EU is fried in Ukrainian oil
Ukraine is one of top food suppliers of these countries
India – 75%
China – 59%
Iraq – 74%
EU27 – 62%
Source: Ukraine's contribution to the total import of the countries. 2020, 2021, ITC
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has changed the world's food supply chains
Products that Ukraine will not be able to deliver to the world market provoke a chain reaction:
countries are increasing their food stocks
limiting food trade against the background of uncertainty
prices are rising
the risk of hunger in low-income countries is higher
Ukrainian Seaportscargo turnover in 2023
Ukrainian Seaports
cargo turnover in 2023
Izmail
20.2
mln tons
Chornomorsk
11.4
mln tons
Pivdennyi
10.1
mln tons
Odesa
8.4
mln tons
Reni
10
mln tons
Ust-Dunaisk
1,7
mln tons
Other
0
blocked
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. January 2024
A temporary maritime corridor launched by the Ukrainian Navy in August, allowed Ukrainian ports to export
10 mln tons of agricultural products worldwide by the end of the year
“Grain from Ukraine”
humanitarian program
Within the initiative, Ukraine distributed grain free of charge to countries in need with the support of 34 donor countries.
Ethiopia
90,000
tons of wheat
Yemen
30,000
tons of wheat
Kenya
25,000
tons of wheat
Somalia
25,000
tons of wheat
Source: Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
GuardiansOf The Harvest
Guardians
Of The Harvest
“I collected 4,000 mines from a thousand hectares”. How farmers sow winter crops in the Kherson region
Farmer Oleksandr Hordiienko has been sowing winter crops in the Beryslav community after partial demining and under Russian shelling.
If we hadn’t moved, the goats would have died from hunger
Farmer Serhii Svyrydenko from the Donetsk region evacuated 150 goats to the western part of the country. Now, he sets up in a new place and works to restore the cheese production.
The damage to the farm is estimated at $1.5 million, but we will rebuild everything
The Naporivske farm was under Russian occupation for a month. Despite the huge losses, the farm owner feels optimistic and has already begun the reconstruction.
Visual StoryOf Global Food Crisis
Visual Story
Of Global Food Crisis
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On October 6, 2024, a Russian missile strike damaged the civilian vessel ‘Paresa’ under the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis, loaded with about 6,000 tons of Ukrainian corn for export in the Pivdennyi seaport in the Odesa region. This is already the 20th civilian vessel that suffered from Russian attacks.
Photo: Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine / Facebook
A ship on the River Danube near Izmail, a vital port for Ukrainian grain exports, after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea agreement in July 2023.
Photo from AFP / Getty Images
Ukrainian lands, capable of feeding thousands, are now full of mines and craters from explosions due to Russia’s military aggression.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
The sun’s rays break through a metal sarcophagus with holes from shells in a bombed-out grain warehouse near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia. Local farmers have been planting fields and harvesting despite the constant Russian shellings of this region. September 7, 2023.
By Pierre Crom / Getty Images
100 tonnes of peas and 20 tonnes of barley were destroyed by the Russian attack on the Odesa region on July 21, 2023. After withdrawing from the Grain Initiative, Russia has regularly targeted port and agricultural infrastructure in the south of Ukraine.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
100 tonnes of peas and 20 tonnes of barley were destroyed by the Russian attack on the Odesa region on July 21, 2023. After withdrawing from the Grain Initiative, Russia has regularly targeted port and agricultural infrastructure in the south of Ukraine.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
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