Plants get boost from new food security worries

The war in Ukraine brought into sharp focus that food security is not a given. Not even in Europe.

Countries highly-dependent on imports of Ukrainian and Russian cereals, like Egypt, Turkey and Middle East, faced shortages — which Russian propaganda has used to undermine the West's sanctions policy.

While the shocks to the food system caused by the war mostly impacted countries outside of Europe, there is increasing concern about affordable food in the EU too.

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