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AfDB warns Russian/Ukrainian crisis could fuel food scarcity in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group warned on Monday that a fertiliser crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine might jeopardize more than $10 billion in African agricultural output, IgbereTV reports

AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina gave this warning, during a three-day official visit to Washington, DC, which included multiple bilateral talks with stakeholders on African development.

This was contained in a press release on the African Development Bank’s website.

“A fertilizer crisis resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine might jeopardize more than $10 billion in food production,” Adesina was quoted as saying in the statement

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