Loss of Ukrainian grain exports could hit Africa the hardest

Cuts in grain exports from war-torn Ukraine are likely to hit African nations hardest, according to a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy (11 March). The Institute said Ukraine supplies large quantities of grain to North African states in particular, which other supply sources could not replace, even in the long-term. Infrastructure destroyed Hendrik Mahlkow, trade researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, said Ukraine was likely to be cut off from the g