Ukraine war is 'catastrophic for global food'
The war in Ukraine will deliver a shock to the global supply and cost of food, the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser companies has said.
"Half the world's population gets food as a result of fertilisers... and if that's removed from the field for some crops, [the yield] will drop by 50%," Mr Holsether said. His company has already been affected by the conflict after a missile hit Yara's office in Kyiv. The 11 staff were unharmed. Just hours after Mr Holsether spoke to the BBC, the Russian government urged its producers to halt fertiliser exports.
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