Miller Magazine Issue: 154 October 2022

Millions of people around the world lack access to suf- ficient, safe, and nutritious food. Several factors affect the prevalence of food security— including food availability (ag- ricultural production and market conditions), access to food, price and income shocks, and utilization. Personal income, food prices, and economic inequality are major factors de- termining the ability of people to access food. Widespread food availability, rising income, and low food prices improve a country’s food security by increasing access to food. Food security can be worsened by declining income levels, high food prices, or food supply shocks. Food security in many countries is expected to deterio- rate in 2022 due to the continued effects of the coronavirus pandemic and high food commodity prices that have been intensified by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. The recent upward trend in international prices of wheat, coarse grains, and vegetable oils was further exacerbated by the war, which significantly curtailed exports from the Black Sea region, particularly corn and wheat. Given that Russia and Ukraine together account for one-quarter of global wheat exports, the war is expected to contribute to further deterioration of global food security. Weather extremes such as floods, tropical storms and droughts also remain critical drivers in many parts of the globe. Devastating floods have affected 33 million people in Pakistan alone this year and South Sudan faces a fourth consecutive year of extreme flooding. Meanwhile, for the first time in 20 years, the La Niña climate event has contin- ued through three consecutive years – affecting agriculture and causing crop and livestock losses in many parts of the world, including Afghanistan, West and East Africa and Syria. We need urgent action to address the global food securi- ty crisis. In this regard, humanitarian action is critical to save lives and livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries. “Building resilience for the future will require a continued comprehensive and coordinated effort to support efficient production and trade, improve transparency, accelerate in- novation and joint planning and invest in food systems trans- formation,” FAO emphasizes. editor Namık Kemal PARLAK millermagazine company/millermagazine millermagazine Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd. Gökevler Mah. 2312 Sok. No:16/37 Ginza Corner Plaza, Esenyurt / İstanbul - TURKEY T. +90 212 347 31 64 F. +90 212 212 02 04 www.millermagazine.com info@millermagazine.com On Behalf of Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd., Owner Zübeyde Kavraz Responsible Manager Namık Kemal Parlak Editor-in-Chief Namık Kemal Parlak Editors Mustafa Yağmurlu Cemalettin Kanaş Sales and Marketing Burcu Çetin Hayriye Turan İknur Durmaz Art Director and Visual Design Ercan Yavuz Corporate Communications Ahmet Hamdi Annaç Consultancy Board Ali İhsan Özkaşıkçı, Chairman of AUSD Mesut Çakmak, Chairman of GUSAD Erhan Özmen, GUSAD Honorary Chairman Bekir Bağış, Chairman of Çukurova Flour Industrialists Association Hasan Özmermer, Board Member of Özmermer Flour Derviş Toprak Mehmet Şerif Gültay Referee and Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Mustafa Bayram Prof. Gustavo Sosa Prof. Dr. Hazım Özkaya Prof. Dr. Harun Dıraman Asst. Prof. M. Kürşat Demir Asst. Prof. Halef Dizlek Asst. Prof. Mustafa Erbaş Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Printing - Baskı İhlas Gazetecilik A.Ş. Merkez Mah. 29 Ekim Cad. No: 11 A 41 Yenibosna-Bahçelievler-İstanbul Tel: 0212 454 30 00 All copyrights belong to Parantez Publishing. © May not be used without permission. Responsibility of the ads belongs to the advertisers. ISSN 2718-031X COPYRIGHT PAGE Deterioration of global food security