PODCAST JUNE 22, 2022
[00:00] Welcome and introduction of the topic
[01:32] What's happening in terms of agriculture and food in the world right now
[06:47] Visions from Cairo: Food costs, supply chains, local business... and pizza
[13:08] A human catastrophe? Food price crisis related to the war in Ukraine
[14:21] Availability issues, people's access to food, or the production of food?
[18:05] Food prices: How the situation could evolve in the short term
[19:22] Lessons learnt from previous food price crisis
[24:07] Investments in agricultural and food technologies
[27:45] How the World Bank is responding to this crisis
[29:32] Closure and thanks for tuning!
The world is facing rising food prices that are hitting poor and developing countries hardest. Even before COVID-19 reduced incomes and disrupted supply chains, chronic and acute hunger were on the rise due to factors, including conflict, socio-economic conditions, natural hazards, climate change and pests.
The disruption caused by the war in Ukraine has added to price pressures, with costs likely to remain high for the foreseeable future and expected to push millions of additional people into acute food insecurity.
In this episode of The Development Podcast, World Bank Food and Agriculture Global Practice Manager Julian Lampietti explains the challenges and discusses some of the solutions. And we hear from a pizza restaurant owner in Cairo who is struggling with the rising cost of bread.
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