Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a humanitarian crisis, while simultaneously disrupting global agricultural markets and energy systems. Developing countries,
especially those highly-dependent on imported grains and fertilizers from Ukraine and Russia are expected to be mostly affected. The crisis is expected to have
consequences for European food supply and further exacerbate an already challenging situation for European farmers. Limiting the conflict’s impacts on global agri-food systems requires effective national policies and global collaboration. Policy initiatives should trigger a short-term response through keeping trade open and supporting consumers (especially the vulnerable) and farmers. But it hould also look at the medium- and longer- terms and keep on pursuing the transformation of food systems so that they become more resilient to future shocks, more inclusive and able to deliver food and nutrition security. In this context, the scope of the workshop “Local and global reactions to the food security crisis” is to analyze the individual issues of the crisis, conduct a fruitful and constructive dialogue between scholars, experienced officials of international organizations and stakeholders, as well as to draw conclusions, which could potentially contribute to the development of effective policy response strategies.
