Drought and the war in Ukraine changed what families in Kenya could afford to eat

Phys.org reports that Russia's February twenty twenty-two invasion of Ukraine rippled through global energy and food markets almost immediately. International crude oil and natural gas prices rose sharply during the conflict's first year. Disruptions to wheat, maize, sunflower oil, and fertilizer exports from Russia and Ukraine pushed global food prices to record levels.

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