Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio Says A 'World War For Bread' Is Currently Underway

Vyacheslav, a tractor driver for AgroRegion, walks near his tractor in a field he is planting with corn on April 25, 2022 near Boryspil, Ukraine.Brendan Hoffman for NBC News  

Republic World: Italy Warns Of 'bread War' In Africa As Russian Blockade Of Ukrainian Ports Continues  

Earlier this month, a report published by the WFP noted that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has forced over 20 million people to suffer food shortages. 

As Ukrainian ports have been blocked for three months in a row, an Italian minister believes a "bread war" has already begun in African nations. Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, said that the situation in several vulnerable countries, especially African nations, which are already facing the worst ever food crisis, has plunged into a further "food emergency".

"The global bread war is already going on and we must stop it. We risk political instability in Africa. For the proliferation of terrorist organisations, for coups: this can lead to the grain crisis that we are experiencing," The Business Tribune quoted Di Maio as saying.  

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Update: ‘World war for bread’ underway – Italy (RT)  

WNU Editor: Here is a breakdown on how important this region is in feeding the world .... Europe's lost 'breadbasket': How Russia's war in Ukraine is stoking a global food crisis (NBC).