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Kate Ambler

Kate Amber is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Kate’s research broadly focuses on interventions that can increase incomes for smallholders and other microenterprises in agrifood value chains, with a specific focus on the inclusion of women. This includes work on programming in fragile settings, innovations in agricultural finance, and regulatory solutions for food safety. 

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Wheat crisis after energy (Borsa Gundem)

March 10, 2022


Borsa Gundem (Turkey) published an article stating that the war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, has jeopardized this year’s harvest. In the Middle East and North Africa, which are dependent on shipments via the Black Sea, the concern for a bottleneck is increasing. Senior research fellow David Laborde states that the increase in wheat prices will not be reflected on the consumers immediately due to the subsidies applied in many regional countries, but that the governments may go for price increases or document registration after a point, and at this point, social unrest may arise in countries that are already struggling with economic difficulties. Pointing out that global food supply security faced dangers before the Ukraine war due to various crises and the coronavirus pandemic, Laborde said, “The Russia-Ukraine conflict leaves us with a gloomy situation. We do not know whether the next wheat planting and harvest will take place. cannot remove another obstacle that will arise in front of production and trade.” 

  

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