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A Food Crisis on the Horizon?

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Agri-Food Crisis in Africa

An estimated 20 % of european ammonia product has been curtailed this year, leaving a major shortage in this important input for producing fertilizer. In may, the african development bank warned that they were forecasting a 20 % reduction in food production on the continent. Another dimension of a potential food crisis is inflation. The ripples of shortages and increased costs throughout the food supply chain are culminating in the higher cost process foods.

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