Panel Discussion in the Frauenkirche: World Food in Crisis - The Consequences of the Ukraine War

Thursday 10.11.2022 I 19:30 | Frauenkirche Dresden
A joint event of the Frauenkirche Foundation and the Center for International Studies at the TU Dresden

Cornelia Berns Head of Division 62 for World Food and International Cooperation at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Francisco Mari Advisor for World Food & Agricultural Trade at Brot für Welt (Bread for the World)
Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun Director of the Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn as well as President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Host
Prof. Dr. Christian Leßmann, Professor of Economics at TU Dresden

The global consequences of the war in Ukraine are becoming increasingly clear and show  how closely interlinked and interdependent global supply chains are. Putin is deliberately using the prevention of grain deliveries from Ukraine, Europe's breadbasket, as a means of exerting pressure - with fatal consequences for countries in the global South.

Rising prices, supply bottlenecks and delays are exacerbating the already tense food situation for many people. What options does the European Union have to counter this situation? How will prices develop in the long term? What does this mean for dealing with hunger? What long-term strategies can help to ensure food security?

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