The heavy rainfall and floods that have been battering East Africa since March have submerged thousands of acres of croplands and killed thousands of livestock, leaving the region vulnerable to an imminent food shortage, according to experts. Alongside the loss of life, the agricultural devastation is immense and has significant nutritional implications. In Kenya alone, […]
Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardizing the nation’s exports and wreaking havoc to the economy of Rio Grande do Sul state, a large soy, rice, wheat and meat producer. Anec, an association representing global grain exporters, said on Tuesday […]
Moreover, the disruption to food exports poses a risk to the nation’s balance of payments In Summary – There is a likelihood of increased food importation in the coming months as a direct consequence of the relentless floods – Soil fertility and health face degradation due to leaching of nutrients and waterlogging LOSS: A landslide […]