WTO members raise concerns about food security amid Russia-Ukraine war

World Trade Organization members, including the U.S., this week raised concerns about the threat of worsening food insecurity amid further disruption of agricultural supply chains from the Russian invasions of Ukraine and ongoing pandemic-related uncertainty. Agricultural trade is critical for many countries, especially net importers of food, and further difficulties -- from rising prices to potential shortages of key crops -- could exacerbate rising hunger rates. WTO members during an Agriculture Committee meeting this week noted these concerns in the...