The UN is looking for the possibility of purchasing Ukrainian corn for South African countries

Published Aug 9, 2024

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The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) is seeking to raise around $400 million to buy corn for South African countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, which have seen a significant decline in their grain harvests due to El Niño. The harvest in Zimbabwe was only 30% of the average annual amount, while in Zambia and Malawi, the harvest was severely damaged. The WFP intends to purchase around 290,000 tons of corn from Mexico and Ukraine to address the shortage.
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The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations is looking for about $400 million for the purchase of corn for the countries of South Africa, where the grain harvest in the year has declined dramatically, according to the African Initiative. As it is explained, due to the negative impact of the natural phenomenon El Niño in Zimbabwe, they were able to collect only 30% of the average annual amount of corn, and in Zambia and Malawi the grain harvest was almost completely destroyed. In this regard, WFP plans to purchase about 290,000 tons of corn in Mexico and ...
Source: Agravery
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