Food can become significantly more expensive: there is a special reason

A severe grain shortage developed in the due to extreme drought In southern Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) drew attention. All of this was blamed on the El Nino phenomenon, which caused the hottest year of all time last year, he writes the Economx. As you know, this is a natural, cyclical climatic phenomenon related to the flow of sea water lasting 9-12 months, which peaks around Christmas.

Food prices are expected to rise

At the same time, the UN organization warns of an expected low crop yield, which it mainly occurs in corn then. In southern Africa, this plant covers 20 percent of the food needs of the people living there. In addition to the declining crop yields further increase the already worrying food insecurity, it also affects food prices and the need for imports.

Severe food shortages have already affected 16 million people in the first three months of the year, and the situation could worsen.

Grain-exporting countries such as the Republic of South Africa or Zambia will not be able to keep up with demand, so grain shortages may occur in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, and in the Republic of South Africa itself.

Severe drought threatens

Due to the severe drought in recent months, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe too declared a national disaster. The published report of the international scientific network called World Weather Attribution (WWA) also confirmed that the drought prevailing in southern Africa is largely due to the El Nino phenomenon, not climate change is responsible. El Nino individually played a big role in making last year the warmest year since meteorological statistics began in 1850. THE air surface global its average temperature in 2023 was 14.98 degrees, which was 0.17 degrees higher than in 2016 set a previous high.