Africa faces a looming food crisis as Ukraine War drags on | DW News

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[@dannykwane1180]

This should be a wake up call for all Africans. How is it possible Africa still depends on the rest of the world with the resources available? Meanwhile our leaders are going around begging for handouts 😞

[@Soraviel]

Because not every soil in Africa is the same, do Africans have good factories to produce quality fertilizers? I doubt it

[@ginamitembe8935]

Ask yourself! Some African countries have had endless, dry seasons for years afters years! Then imposed wars! Who was broadcasting much of this before the "war" none. So why is every western channels reporting none stop including that Ukrainian President,talking about Africa as if he ever cared before?? IT'S all about manipulating our leaders to side with them against Russia embargoes! Period!!! Think our people,think!!!!!!!

[@ebiekem]

Africa's issue pertaining to this crisis is NOT food, but high fuel costs (diesel in particular) and probably fertilizer. With respect to the later at least Russia hasn't placed an embargo on sales and is still open to the African continent. That said, this whole DW report is just a huge pile of 💩

[@ravenblack7052]

​@@Soraviel Are you then suggesting that it is NOT African countries fault that they don't have factories for production? As a South African, I can honestly say that yes, it is the fault of these so-called leaders that Africa is not self reliant. SA was an industrial powerhouse, but thanks to the incompetent and thieving ANC, so much manufacturing has been shipped off to China. Did you know that we don't even refine our own diamonds and gold? This gets bloody shipped off to first world countries and is propping up the Swiss economy! It came as a surprise to me to learn that we are importing 40% of our sunflower oil from Ukraine. I do understand that during apartheid, farmers were not providing for the entire population, but 28 years down the line, how is it that we have not closed the gaps? Instead, land has been reclaimed in certain cases by the tribal chieftains and more often than not, has become unproductive. We need to take responsibility for poor governance. People voted for those that rule over us. Africa should be self reliant. And South Africans need to end their sense of entitlement. People need to take a hard look around and see the decay and start doing something about it.

[@rameshg2717]

Your right, Africa needs to create research facilities on which crops best grow in the region and how to increase the production of those crops.

[@amc3463]

Africa should be taking care of itself with all its natural resources

[@feemcl62]

A lot of white African farmers have been slaughtered and their farms taken over but are now not productive. Other farmers have left their farms as their lives are endangered. A lot of countries have suffered severe drought. Plus what Carlos said

[@desres2281]

@@feemcl62 Exactly! They're also used to handouts and are unable to support themselves. The biggest problem is the lack of birth control, corruption and tribal tensions. 😏

[@ramseyabsessien8990]

@@feemcl62 how did white get to own land in Africa?

[@Dokus360]

@@feemcl62 White farmers are not the solution to Africa’s food crisis nor are they Africa’s saviours In fact *They are a big part of the the problem* White farms have not benefited Africans but rather displaced, dispossessed and impoverished them. not to mention the atrocities they commit to acquire land from the indigenous peoples settled and farming on the land. Then there are the abuses, enslavement, murders degradation and maltreatment of workers on these ‘glorious white farms’.

[@jkandiechesang]

@@feemcl62 "white Africans have been slaughtered". Very convenient. Let the Africans be. They will sort themselves eventually.

[@oustaz1]

It’s just laziness, we have all the resources to grow our food but too divided to work together proactively

[@RetroGameRepublic]

@Aufder Lauer How long has Africa existed? How long has Africa depend on the rest of the world to feed them? How long will it be before Africa can look after itself? Perhaps expecting the rest of the world to feed them, stops them from doing it for themselves.

[@eddyjan5179]

@Aufder Lauer African Dude has a point.

[@desres2281]

@@RetroGameRepublic African dude is absolutely correct! I lived in various countries in Africa for years and they're lazy, love handouts and will never be able to support themselves due to corruption and high birth rates! 😏

[@lucymugure1056]

And corruption

[@oustaz1]

@Aufder Lauer Dude stop with your non sense excuses, the west has always succeed in their coups because there were always Africans who betrayed their brothers and helped them, it was the case during slavery and is the case still now

[@shuaibbola506]

Africa isn't facing any looming crisis because of Ukraine war. Africa is a fertile land for agriculture. Stop politicising the war

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

oh no, time to cut all aid to Africa then

[@Soraviel]

I'm African myself and yes it may be fertile....but the soil is not of good quality to meet demands like Ukraine, again think before you type with your pathetic emotions (baseless mind of yours). Show why certain or if not all or most African nations can't grow their own wheat?

[@ebiekem]

​@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן please take your aid and go SHOVE IT up your end.

[@ebiekem]

​@@Soraviel Africa, sub Saharan Africa in particular, do NOT rely primarily on wheat imports because wheat does NOT make up any significant part of our meals/diet. I'll be a bit concerned if it was rice. But wheat?? pfft...

[@IK_MK]

The lack of performance from my government has nothing to do with your war 😂

[@hassanm.hassan4799]

Hilarious comment and extremely underrated. 😂

[@Dokus360]

That’s a perfect one. One of the best I’ve ever heard. It is a very loaded, no nonsense statement. It’s a quote I’m definitely adding to my book of quotes and sayings.

[@jonye7511]

No, man, that's nasty. 😁

[@DIABOLICAL-6]

Brah 😂

[@dlewis8405]

Rather than just focus on the food issue how about looking at family planning policies? The woman with five kids had some message to “the international community” about humanity. I have a message for her about common sense.

[@njugunamaina]

It's actually an issue from the previous generation. The majority younger population has no intention of having families that big.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

One European/American consumes more resources in a day than 1000 Africans. The West is the problem.

[@dlewis8405]

@@mwinyimwenyi What does that have to do with it? Who is asking who for charity? Resources. So if you send 500 tons of iron ore to France is that a donation or are you paid for it?

[@africanadage852]

@Dave Parsons. The woman was displaced by war, and she is not on her field to produce her on food. It's not about family planning it's about lack of peace and land. Africa hardly needs wheat, it produces enough tubers for flour based products. Only issue is lack of coordination and money for logistics.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

@@dlewis8405 , the West is responsible for the greenhouse effect and whatever is causing global warming and erratic weather patterns at 90%. Not African women with 5 children or more, get it?

[@christonngoveni8438]

But Africa is not that wheat dependent or that much on Imports. In the Southern Africa, our food imports are less than 15% we produce enough for ourselves.

[@tembwetembwe6245]

we dont even import wheat or rice or oil from Russian and Ukraine

[@ehisgeorge414]

They are liars! How can Africa depends on GMO wheats? We have organic corn, millets, Guinea corn and others here.

[@christonngoveni8438]

@@ehisgeorge414 they are not stating which countries have food shortages

[@BoringDad1272]

I never knew wheat. I am 50 years old from Senegal.

[@TjakaErasmus]

Shouldn't the UN hand out contraception rather than food?

[@RetroGameRepublic]

Exactly. People who can't feed themselves shouldn't be having five kids.

[@mlionea]

We don't depend on whites

[@Paerigos]

Religious guys would go nuts from east, west south and north and spark some "depopulation conspiracies" from antiglobalists...

[@Peter-li5bc]

Considering your logic, UN shouldn't hand out anything, right? The more people die (or less are born), the better it is according to you?

[@Dokus360]

…..while you’re at it why not suggest using poison gas. It certainly will deliver the solution you seek a lot faster.

[@ndifrekeotu9086]

Which part of Africa?? Because wheat has never been a staple food in Africa.

[@Dokus360]

The level of global ignorance is truly shocking. I can bet you many of the comments are from people that cannot locate African on a world map.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

The west and its media have departments dedicated to making Africa look bad to the rest of the world. They have begun something similar with China. They would probably stop if African leaders objected to this.

[@akuapempoloo2747]

@@Dokus360 So Europeans don't know that Africa support Russia 🇷🇺 f

[@Dokus360]

@@mwinyimwenyi They don’t only have media departments, they have an entire industry- ‘Charity and Aid’ African leaders that can’t object or call them out are all puppets dictators that owe their power and allegiance to the west. Gladly thought, there appears to be some sort of global awakening emerging amongst former colonies.

[@ehisgeorge414]

They lied. Only few North Africa nations depends on bread and more than 90% African nations rarely see bread as stable food.

[@RahulMondal-ri8yj]

Thank god that I live in India.... India is an agricultural country and self dependent on food, so whatever situation in the outside... Atleast we will get food and not die in hunger.

[@kuselwaleona6483]

How will you prevent draught?

[@sahadev1988]

@@kuselwaleona6483 By having an effective irrigation & water management system. Even if the rains are below normal in a year, water stored in dams, lakes & aquifers are used to supplement the water needs and hence India is able to feed its 1.35 billion population, even export the surplus grains to other countries

[@sujansingh6445Rajput]

​@@kuselwaleona6483india ban rice now world will suffer 😔

[@RetroGameRepublic]

I wonder if part of the problem is the fact that, like the lady at the end of the video, people who are dependent on the rest of the world to feed them, have five kids each? If I couldn't feed my kids, I wouldn't have five of them.

[@mechalovessquirrels]

European Commission president Ursula has 7 kids

[@spodermindacool2dacool309]

@@mechalovessquirrels yes but she can probably afford 200 of them

[@Dokus360]

@@spodermindacool2dacool309 then she and the likes of her better focus on raising/ supporting their 200 children than trying to drag other people and their 5 children into a war that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

[@spodermindacool2dacool309]

@@Dokus360 I'm not with that. I wouldnt want my country to be bombed and fought over, so I'm perfectly fine with "us" supporting Ukraine's fight against an aggressor. Also right now at least, nobody outside of Ukraine is being dragged into any war and I hope it stays that way.

[@KapandaPhiri]

@@spodermindacool2dacool309 US,UK and EU are fighting a poxy war in Ukraine. You think if Ukraine didn't have there support this would happen. There would have been no war to start.

[@chirotn2595]

Weird cus I'm from Ghana and most of us haven't even eaten wheat our whole lives. All of a sudden I hear on western media that we are facing a wheat crisis. 😂😂

[@shuaibbola506]

It's very funny my dear. Dis people hypocrisy is on another level

[@ДенисБулычёв-ш1в]

Haven't you eaten any sort of bread in your life? 🤔

[@chirotn2595]

@@ДенисБулычёв-ш1в Of course I have but it isn't a staple food in my country like maybe North Africa or middle eastern countries.

[@angelopugliese6034]

Do you eat any kind of bread that's made with flour? What do you think flour is made from? It's made from wheat.

[@cuc6410]

exactly 😅😅this westerners are trying as much as possible to save there shames 😅😅

[@richardmtl]

This is a self created problem in Africa; their governments should subsidize their farmers like Western counties so that local farmers can compete with lower import prices. Not all Africa has drought and war

[@infidelheretic923]

It’s about to have a lot more drought. And war probably won’t be far behind.

[@kaycey7361]

True.

[@cheeseflavoredsoda3262]

Subsidize with what money? Money collected from taxes? What taxes? Who pays taxes on subsistence farming?

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

Starving. Five children. See the connection?

[@shemtaimu3825]

Africa is not dependent on wheat from Ukraine and Russia. Wheat is not a staple in Africa. There may be traditional wartorn countries that rely on UN food aid which the agencies procure from Ukraine or Russia. But it is false to state as a fact that the war in Russia will cause food shortages in Africa because Africa cant get grains from Russia or Ukraine. It is Europe right now that is in dire need of wheat grains and not Africa. We must focus our attention on how will Europe survive the shortage of wheat, gas, and oil and help them change from wheat to corn or sorghum , from gas to coal or firewood.

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

here is mind blowing fact : EUROPE CAN JUST BUY FOOD WIT HIGHER PRICE FROM AFRICAN FOOD SUPLLIER SO AFRICAN WILL EITHER PAY MORE(WHICH IS HARD BECAUSE MUCH MORE POOR THAN EUROPE) OR GO HUNGRY

[@shemtaimu3825]

@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן How will Africa pay more, as it is more likely Europe now needs African coal, oil, gas and possibly food supplies. We should be thinking how will Europe be able to buy these survival commodities if they are throwing all money into war? Remember Africa is not poor.

[@KapandaPhiri]

@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן we can actually put bans on food export to secure local market. We do that all the time in Zambia to secure a common grain Maize. So there is no way Europe can buy out our wheat reserve 😁

[@Dokus360]

Well said @Shem Taimu

[@sparklingwaters8990]

I hope Africa will be fine, but unfortunately millions in poor countries will die soon of starvation due to wars, pandemic, worsening disasters -i.e drought etc..IMHO

[@David-gy6fv]

Misuse of Africa is a norm. It's North Africa countries which import alot of wheat due to their main meals are made of wheat products. Central Africa countries, west Africa and South Africa have different meals which are not so wheat products

[@tobiasc4559]

A simple internet search could have told you that the USA and Canada are among the top five net exporters of wheat. The "misuse of Africa" does not seem to be as wide spread as you think.

[@vervetech9395]

Yeah. Don't know why western media is so keen on generalization when it comes to Africa instead of being specific, they don't do that to other continents. There are 54 sovereign nations in Africa yet when some few remote areas in certain countries face these kinda issues, they immediately make it sound like every part or most parts of Africa is facing these issues. They go the extra mile of portraying Africans as poor, cup in hand and begging Europeans for food. In Subsaharan Africa which is majority of Africa, they export more food than they import.

[@vervetech9395]

@@tobiasc4559 it is. They're making people believe that the second largest continent with 54 sovereign countries is dependent on some handful of wheat from Ukraine.

[@tobiasc4559]

@@vervetech9395 Yes, the UN food programme warned especially in regard to North Africa and the Middle East, where countries are directly importing from Ukraine, but those countries can buy elsewhere and may buy other foods. Hunger in Subsaharan Africa has been rising again since 2010, and less food on the market is likely to make matters worse.

[@David-gy6fv]

@@tobiasc4559 sub sahara region is not globally connected. They are not connected to flood chain and other world system. You may be shocked how people there can survive.

[@ulviyyaalizade28]

It is an absurd point because before the Ukraine-Russia war in Africa had food shortages.

[@chirotn2595]

@Celtic Viking Exactly.

[@angelopugliese6034]

True, but like the video said, the war has caused a 50% decrease in what the UN is able to provide.

[@Dokus360]

@@angelopugliese6034 truth is, the UN and it’s aid agencies are trying to use the conflict to mask their failures in Africa and palace they operate in. It’s also a convenient narrative to use for raising more funds. Is it no strange to you that people in Africa living just outside the UN camps and not being fed on ‘grain’ by aid agencies are not starving?

[@Blodhelm]

That's like saying murder existed before guns, so we don't need to try to keep murderers from getting guns. It is entirely possible to have more than one factor at play and problems can get worse with new developments.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

nonsense...

[@michaelh9953]

no mentions of EU's unfair treaties with the african nations and dumping of cheap agriculture goods that decimated africa's domestic agriculture industry? i'm shocked.

[@kingsleyobineze9407]

It's a global food crisis, why single out Africa .

[@mwinyimwenyi]

Africa is a hostage? Stop it already. Ukraine will not affect African food security significantly. North Africa is dependent on Ukrainian food export not the whole of Africa.

[@nomatusi7514]

North Africa countries need to go the sub-sahara countries and give them tenders to supply them with wheat. In the great Rift Valley we can produce enough wheat to feed all north Africa. We used to produce too much wheat in the Rift Valley but we did not have market so farmers stopped growing wheat.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

@@nomatusi7514, That should be the Job of the Kenya leadership to find such markets but are too lazy living large at the taxpayers' expense to bother. Kenya being democratic and voters having a say in how they are governed by way of their vote, how come they do not hold them accountable by voting such leaders out of office?

[@nomatusi7514]

@@mwinyimwenyi Those leaders are the ones who import cheap maize & wheat that kill local farming.

[@stevengrice1807]

The food crisis in africa is due to africa politics. It used to be a net exporter of food.

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

African population?

[@urbanimmortalculitvator6652]

africa that 40 year old that still lives with their parents and has no job, but blames everyone around for their misery. Time to let africas hand go

[@ahmed-sq6us]

Africa has everything then also they are suffering

[@12villages]

Tribal castes are intrinsically accustomed to hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Farming is labour intensive and a concept alien to them.

[@Dokus360]

@@12villages what sort of tripe are you spewing? I’m not sure you have a clue what or where Africa is. Judging from your comment you clearly are the alien here.

[@Blodhelm]

@@12villages Spoken like a slave-owner from the southern US in the 1840's.

[@226B-p1c]

Africa depends on Ukraine on food?????

[@ebiekem]

please help me ask DW again o.

[@Roseforres]

Africa is so rich. Why are the countries and people suffering from such poverty?

[@Vegas.-]

Because they are lazy asf

[@mechalovessquirrels]

The same media that said Africa will be blighted by COVID? Most parts of Africa are food secure. Does Qatar and other Gulf countries import bulk of their food ?

[@lucymugure1056]

Nope. Africa depends on Ukrainian food imports. And yes covid is ravaging kenya like mad. African leaders are letting us down with all the corruption

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

does africa has better economy than Gulf Countries that prevent gulf countries to buy food at higher price ?

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

@N Fels what slavery have to do with food security ? OMG, do you mean since we ban slavery in Africa there are no famine in Africa ? BETTER SAVE THOSE AID MONEY TO AFRICA THEN AND STOP HELPING AFRICAN

[@ibiedun156]

This is exactly what I have been saying!! But racist western TV audiences will believe any horrible false news coming from their media about Africa. This is how white supremacist mentality and feelings are created.

[@ebiekem]

​@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן and how does that translate to food security here in the African continent? Don't worry about Africa's food security, WE ARE FINE. Just STOP using Africa as your excuse. If you're going hungry, man up and go plead/negotiate with Russia.

[@KJSvitko]

Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Men need to be more responsible for their children or get a vasectomy.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

"Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger." Got nothing to do with birth control. Over consumption in the west is what is driving scarcity around the world. One European or American consumes more resources than 1000 or more people in developing countries in a day. That's where the problem lies. Over consumption in the developed world.

[@32stevo]

@@mwinyimwenyi because we arent crapping out 7 kids in the west more to go around when you dont double your population every few decades...

[@sparklingwaters8990]

@@mwinyimwenyi So Africans doesn't need help? Because if it doesn't, then that's great! West have their own huge problems to deal with so aid to Africa might stop soon. Africa have to learn to deal with their own problems. They should not accept any aid from west, if they don't need it or are anti-west.

[@williamhenry9705]

Same story, different day, week, month, year, generation, century............

[@taniakeen4375]

West hasn't done it in 200 years so time to leave it to BRICS to sort it out.

[@groovyboovy]

I believe the west did bring health/drugs and agricultrual technology to most of Africa, that is why the African population is something like X7 what it was in 1950, no need to thanks the west

[@blackhole3298]

BRICS= When you order the West on wish😂😂

[@blackhole3298]

@@augustus9466 Look mate, like it or not, we can do what we want. We are the like the roman empire around its peak of power. There will be centuries to come with our hold. What are the alternatives? China. China is converging to the west in the lifestyle of their citizens and is codependent with the west. China is the only brics country that is going to make it, but only in codependency. The CPC must trade and deal with us, wether they like it or not. Chinese people are also not very friendly to Russians. In general the chinese do not like Russian people. (That comes from my chinese friends) India is a mess. India will take centuries until they catch up even with China. Or they can do that in codependency with the west. India also hates China, since 1962. The only chance of Russia to become a modern superpower is to trade and respect its european neighbours. Due to their geographical situation, the same circumstances cannot happen in siberia. The only major trading partner could be the EU. Putin just gambled all chances away. Why? Because he wants to hold on power and not the best for his people. There will be no eurasian free trade under Putin. So yeah, all alternatives are either not appealing to western citizens and/or are codependent on the west. There is no one to challenge us, no barbarians to storm modern day rome. The west will be here for a long period of time and assert influence on the world. So to conclude: Do as we say or face consequences!

[@marktrinidad7650]

WORK. African go to work. Europe is not the world's handout of free stuff.

[@rhondaclark716]

They like to blame everyone for there problems. Fix your own nations. Grow crops

[@sulaak]

When have Africans blamed anyone but their own government? It's the West that are trying to draw Africans into their European war.

[@Vijay_Vengatesh]

Well west is the one whining about India's wheat ban. Quit your whining

[@ellengran6814]

Many have tried to fix their nations....and got bombed back to stone age by US/EU.

[@sidneyreid1366]

Yes I agree 100% Well said

[@Jean_Jacques148]

It’s kind of hard to fix your nation when corruption is rampant.

[@SL-sd3sg]

In the UK supermarkets sell vegetables produced in Kenya.

[@fridgemagnet9831]

Africa isn't kenya

[@JayToons]

Zelensky talking about how critical this is for Africa. But when the moment of truth of comes, his country fellowmen were being super racist with all Africans escaping the war. Besides the fact that he is exporting most of the wheat (80%) to Europe since they signed the Grain Corridor with Russia instead of making it flow to the countries who really need it. So please, don't use Africa as an excuse to get more weapons and war machinery because we know you don't care about Africa.

[@akinsdecaprio]

Africa produces its own food! Stop misinforming the public!

[@tivmego]

Sorry, you do know Africa is not a country? Just saying to inform some of your audience who are gullible.

[@Crashed131963]

If a country can not feed itself it is overpopulated.

[@ryan17920]

South Sudan is a classic example that independence doesn't make things any better

[@emptyhad2571]

South Sudan is sitting on gas and oil but yet they don’t use it.

[@cheeseflavoredsoda3262]

@@emptyhad2571 Because they don't have the ability to do it themselves, they are unable to build infrastructure.

[@michalerban3120]

77% of agricultural land is used for livestock and provides only 17% of calories for global consumption. The rest 23% of agricultural land provides 83% of plant based global calories. Maybe it's time to reconsider, if we really need so much meat and dairy.

[@michalerban3120]

@@ivanm5015 I will ignore your malicious point about fructose. Though, people in all blue zones consume more than 95% of food made from plants. They are the longest living people on the planet. And they keep good health very long. It's a win-win for everyone. Don't be scared, you will be just fine.

[@HunterxHunter17]

Sometimes I question how did those people in Africa feed themselves before the un and other humanitarian organizations

[@rahjah5882]

since when Tanzania depend food from abroad? Big Lie

[@MM-tw7pu]

Afrika has MANY fertile lands within countries there in in east and central Africa. The UN world food program money corruption prevents these countries from developing their agricultural sector capacity and to invest in machinery etc. Grain from other places ie Europe finds its way to the market come harvesting season.

[@mimikurtz2162]

Yes, all of Africa's problems are someone else's fault.

[@pikachu5647]

@@mimikurtz2162 he isn't wrong, there's a well known market term called dumping. Considering most african nations have corrupt governments and are economically much more weak then the developed countries who supply them grains, I will not be surprised the suppliers from these developed countries lobbying african leaders to keep their citizens dependent. Its a very logical argument.

[@Jean_Jacques148]

@@mimikurtz2162 actually, yeah most of them are.

[@mimikurtz2162]

@@Jean_Jacques148 It makes you wonder why Africans don't do something for themselves instead of asking foreigners to screw everything up.

[@lucytandoh4668]

Africa is made up of 54 countries with some countries doing pretty well than some Asian and even European countries. Stop generalizing the whole continent.

[@rchatte100]

100% their own fault. Africa needs to put away the begging bowl, have less kids, & work harder to improve their own countries.

[@celinyin1494]

African is continent dummy

[@frederikawells5785]

Growing your own food 👏👏👏

[@velvetcroc9827]

there are just too many people in Africa to be fed without imports. That's true even for wealthier countries.

[@RetroGameRepublic]

@@velvetcroc9827 Perhaps it's time to stop having five kids per woman then.

[@Paerigos]

@@velvetcroc9827 Actually no... but it would require africa to go into level of organisation of their society to European level... So long story short- Africa could feed itself... it would just require 8 hours a day 5 days a week work done on behalf of 20 percent of populace... and thats somewhat culturaly problematic in Africa.

[@velvetcroc9827]

@@RetroGameRepublic that's true (but realistically all agricultural populations tend to breed a lot same as your great-great grandpa) but the idea that a country can live solely off its own food is ridiculous. Not even some of the wealthiest countries could do that. The US is the world's richest county and you still have millions living on food stamps. And don't forget that at least 4 billion people are alive only because of nitrogen fertilizer made with natural gas.

[@Soraviel]

That's like saying grab sea water and drink it 🤦🏿‍♂️, nothing is ever that easy.

[@sambones1092]

5 CHILDREN? When you have no food?! That's just cruel..

[@asiimwesimon268]

The western counties should stop distablizing oil producing African countries and they will all have the money to buy food. All the starving countries in Africa are oil producing nations or nations rich in natural resources. Ever wonder why,

[@angelopugliese6034]

Ever wonder why Vladolf Putler invaded Ukraine? It's because in 2010 oil reserves were found in the Donbass and natural gas off shore of Odessa. That's why Vladolf Putler invaded. No other reason but to seize the oil and natural gas to eliminate competition and enrich himself.

[@ibiedun156]

Western media have messed with your head. Most of you are totally misinformed and brought up on racist news meant to make you feel superior. The miracle is you all fall for it year after year, decade after decade......don't you ask questions or challenge what you're told if it doesn't add UP?

[@Dokus360]

Nice one @Simon. That’s a fact everyone wilfully ignores. And it’s not just the countries but note, the concentration of starvation is specifically worse in the actual regions and areas producing these natural resources.

[@tap-insouthsudan7040]

What wheat crisis? it's European criss stop deflecting to suit your narrative 😂

[@Dokus360]

Well said

[@ebiekem]

THANK YOU!

[@blackbull653]

This is exactly what I have been saying.

[@Blodhelm]

Well I guess since we are so separate and have nothing to do with each other, the west should stop sending aid to Africa. After all, we have so many problems to deal with here and I keep hearing how amazing things are in Africa. If you're fine and there's no problem there, then you won't miss it. The next time there is a crisis in Africa, we can just say it is an African problem and has nothing to do with us.

[@ebiekem]

@@Blodhelm do us a favour, stop the aid to Africa. If you want to help Africa, TRADE FAIRLY with it. Enough of the alms and begging bowl.

[@libertynhunge1110]

This is nonsense

[@johankotze42]

I may be wrong, but I have the impression that between Angola, Zimbabwe and Moçambique most, if not all, of Africa's food can be produced. History shows that African countries were wooed by opposing powers in the Cold War with mostly military aid and money in the pockets of dictators and despots as long as they oppose the other camp. The Cold War era was also, unfortunately, the time when most of these countries threw off the colonial yoke.

[@Soraviel]

Not every soil on the planet is the same, does Africa have the same quality of soil Ukraine has, does African nations have quality fertilizers to produce the quality & quantity the people deserve and to meet the demands of the community or communities??

[@johankotze42]

@@Soraviel Angola had enormously fertile land carrying huge coffee plantations. Zimbabwe was one of the world's largest tobacco producers. Tobacco could easily be replaced with potatoes. South Africa had the largest orange farm in the world. That has been reduced to zero due to mismanagement born out of greed and socialist ideologies. Mocambique could be a huge tropical fruit basket. The soils are there. Fertilizer may have to run on a nett importation balance, but a lot can be produced locally. The electricity to produce that can be sourced from South Africa which is blessed with enormous amounts of sunshine, i.e. solar power. Angola and a number of coastal countries to their North have huge oil reserves. Then we have not tackled the countries north of the equator, south of the Sahara. No, all things considered, Africa can be in a much better position.

[@gautamfoujdar2736]

The people has little say about administration, the USA and Europe is installing puppets as dictators.And supply arms to these cannibals.

[@mishaguevara]

@@Soraviel They Definitely have the good soil. And they have All the Natural fertiliser they need. Chemical fertilisers are Not needed.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

Africa produces more than enough food. 40% of produced in Africa goes to waste. Western media is hellbent on making Africa look bad. They never give it a rest.

[@lekso31]

i though Africa used rice for there carbs not wheat.

[@yikkeongleong7865]

Give them a fish to feed for a day, teach them how to fish can feed themself for the rest of their life.

[@Dokus360]

@Yik Keong Leong, How about advising the UN that has been feeding people Ukrainian grain that.

[@ibwhite285]

That doesn’t work for the mentally challenged!

[@mimikurtz2162]

They already know how to grow food, and there is plenty of land to do it on. That is not the problem.

[@sparklingwaters8990]

@@mimikurtz2162 Then west should stop sending aid then

[@mimikurtz2162]

@@sparklingwaters8990 I absolutely agree.

[@kamrengmamai4769]

The joker should stop blaming Russia infact he is responsible for inviting war.

[@noelmaher4633]

I can assure your viewers, haven't recently returned from West/Central Africa their opinion of Russia is a lot different than whats portrayed. They are to a Country supportive of RS, speaking to locals not one person came out in support of UA. In fact they are vocal in their support of RS. They might take the Support and Aid but be under no illusion their leaders are anti West. The view is we were never invaded by a Russian.

[@SpicyAl3000]

They were never invaded by Ukraine either, that's what's messed up

[@Jean_Jacques148]

@@SpicyAl3000 I think what they mean is Ukraine and the west.

[@Maplelust]

fools. they're hurting themselves.

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

Didn't Africa love Russia ? Let them enjoy their love of Russia as a food

[@ramseyabsessien8990]

@Celtic Viking get it straight...western countries can not survive a week without African resources.

[@TimmaMadiba]

@@ramseyabsessien8990 so does the rest of the world

[@吕栋任]

@Celtic Viking You are a shameless man🐷🐷

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

@@TimmaMadiba the rest of the world : Syria, North Korea, Iran , China 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Dokus360]

Shame that you buy into this false narrative. *Africa does not and has never depended on Ukraine for food* Ukraine on the other hand has benefited from Africa for mineral resources mostly obtained illicitly.

[@Goch46]

A good lesson for us Africans. Like in my country 90% of the land is Arable but year in year out its a song about hunger and aid.

[@franzjoseph1837]

Corporations own the land and when they dont none of the countries have the resources to exploit their soils effectivly cause neo colonialism. They could of just said neo colonialism n ended the video lIolo

[@franzjoseph1837]

@GN28 yes but none have the capital to create the massive agribusiness nessacary to feed millions efficiently. Hence why their is hunger when the land is so fertile. Africa is going though rapid urbanization making less farmers and more hungry mouths in cities. The only solution is for African nations to have access to the capital nessacary to grow their own extensive agribusiness that covers fertilizers, equipment, and expertise with both. This won't happen as long as the francophone countries don't even have control of their own currency or when America n Europe sanction fertile countries like Zimbabwe who then cannot access the capital needed to do industrial farming. The west has screwed them both ways cause they want them dependent and weak to their corporatations who will take any food they grow in the continent back to Europe or America or Asia. The only way forward is for the debt traps, coups, and economic warfare called sanctions to end so Africa can breath and be free after a hundred years of subjugation.

[@S1MmmoonG]

Wow this women gave birth to 5 children and expect others to pay for her food. Amazing people

[@cheeseflavoredsoda3262]

Sounds like a couple of folk I know in Houston.

[@taniakeen4375]

It's not the food it is blocking payment between Russia and Africa, that was stated by the head of Africa organisation and independent government president.

[@nomatusi7514]

SWIFT. They need to use an alternative system.

[@nomatusi7514]

Only 2 African president listened to this Comedian. Africa do not eat only wheat as they are trying to put it. We got other food we eat.

[@peacefulheart1431]

No food shortages in South Africa but increase in food and fuel prices are hard to deal with....no holidays anymore for my family.

[@nomatusi7514]

Many Africa countries do not have food shortage. Western media paint Africa negatively.

[@njugunamaina]

Jeez, Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Arabs, why all the hate on Africa in the comments

[@chirotn2595]

Low self esteem.

[@SuperMyckie]

I've never heard anyone speak this intellectually concise on this matter... thanks Man

[@ベストカジノボーナス]

You mean that Kids in Africa could have eaten that wheat?

[@Freedomring-uk6yd]

most African countries support Moscow

[@henzkoreba9954]

Food crisis in Africa had been there before the Ukraine war.

[@zinjanthropus322]

Most of Subsahara is fine with a small rise in prices. It's North Africa that needs the Wheat

[@iDm0Nd]

North Africa has never had any famine in their entire history like the rest of Sub Saharan Africa.

[@mwinyimwenyi]

@@iDm0Nd, are you sure? Besides what has Ukrainian wheat got to do with SSA? Wheat is not a staple.

[@zinjanthropus322]

@@iDm0Nd What are talking about, what do you think caused the Arab spring? The only reason they haven't had proper famine is because of all the food imports from Europe that are now going to disappear. Subsaharan famines on the other hand are caused by climate, weather or civil war not shotages of imports from the West.

[@Jean_Jacques148]

@@zinjanthropus322 facts

[@haskalah]

Because we in the EU destroyed many of African farmers by our dumping prices in the past!

[@mwinyimwenyi]

Still do...

[@alvin9020]

Also educate yourself how to control birth…

[@Dokus360]

@Alvin, While you are at it, you might suggest using gas to control population and poverty.

[@piethermanus8777]

Corrupt governments in Africa is the real problem

[@nomatusi7514]

Show un-housed in California. It is a big mess.

[@m.m540]

The problem is that Africa have the most corrupted governments, Sudan etc. Maybe like this people will turn agaisnt those governments 🙏

[@brtn8277]

Not all African countries stops missed information

[@biulaimh3097]

I hope Germany is feeling ashamed of itself for fueling and prolonging this conflict by sending weapons to Ukraine. Zelensky`s crocodile tears are truly nauseating.

[@vaelo1379]

stop sending food. So they will stop coming to Europe Illegally

[@Peter-li5bc]

That's totally true. You see food abundances make them come to Europe. If we stop that, they can stay there and be content with the shortages they have themselves.

[@ramseyabsessien8990]

I didn't know that you guys are still sending your spoiled food to a continent that you live off of their natural resources. Hope you enjoy the high gas bill.

[@vaelo1379]

@@ramseyabsessien8990 I live in Asia so.. xD But gas/petrol prices are also EU fault because they didn't want to exploit natural resources. "oh we are green we are green- wiiii" F__off

[@KJSvitko]

Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor.

[@lilak4361]

It's about population stabilization and carrying capacity. They need to reach a balance with their environment

[@MollyMarine]

COME ON. Stop blaming Russia & Ukraine. This dereliction of reporting is embarrassing

[@Dokus360]

I think what you really mean to say is …. “Stop involving and trying to draw everyone else, it’s a war between Russia & Ukraine”

[@namoabeng6079]

I think the gas prices has affect the standard of living in most African countries just like the rest of the world. I understand that Africa is relatively poor as compared to the rest of the world but dont make it seem as if the whole continent is on the brink of starvation just to further your own agenda.

[@Liamv4696]

do the Africans not have enough land to take care of their own food requirements?

[@吕栋任]

Lack of irrigation

[@desres2281]

Yes they absolutely do! But they don't have the knowledge to farm on that kind of scale. They killed or expelled the white farmers in Zimbabwe who were providing food for most of Southern Africa. They're doing the same in South Africa. Short term thinking is all they're capable of. 😏

[@angelopugliese6034]

Hard to grow crops in a desert.

[@Dokus360]

@@angelopugliese6034 what Africa are you talking about?

[@Dokus360]

@@吕栋任 irrigation? Where?

[@magnuswalker7957]

African nations wanted independence but many are unable to manage the economy and resources needed to care for the population.

[@franzjoseph1837]

It's cause they never got independence lol it called neo colonialism or Francafrique how do you not understand this by now?

[@littlebrayutd]

@@franzjoseph1837 nice excuse 🤭🤭🤭

[@Dokus360]

@@franzjoseph1837 Thanks, I really wonder on what planet some people commenting on Africa live. Whenever Africans make steps towards development without Western ’aid’ NATO and company are always quick to come in and destroy whatever achievements have been made. Take the recent examples of Libya and Ethiopia, then Somalia. Egypt ……..and the list goes on and on. *Africa’s problem is Western governments continued influence and interference and attempts at ‘controlling and containment’ of the African*

[@oliveranimation4538]

@@franzjoseph1837 Endemic corruption in Africa is to blame. France, for instance, is just playing the game imposed by African societies. Just try to live honestly in Africa, you will starve. You can be a good driver but you won't get your license if you don't bribe the inspector. Corruption from top to bottom is the real problem.

[@franzjoseph1837]

@@Dokus360 nothing will change as long as the CFA franc exists without a free sahel instability will continue to destabilize the continent. European armies are pointlessly fighting there now agaisnt a enemy that could be easily defeated if they stopped exploiting their nations.

[@maincoon6602]

Africa should help themselves. Get Putin’s Military out of Ukraine.

[@sahadev1988]

Africa has good water resources and fertile arable lands. Why does Africa depend on food imports in the first place? People should do farming rather than expecting UN handouts.

[@jeffreybunch3959]

We are 1 people, be with each other.

[@pakistanibaloch2955]

agriculture is backbone of world economy..

[@No_Name_16]

Leave us out of this

[@jerrynaga5917]

Colonialism and plundering is to blame.

[@ibibo3146]

This narrative won't turn the tide of public opinion on the continent. Wheat is not a staple for majority of Africa's population. Prior to the war Europe also wasted a lot of bread, several tonnes per day, for the sake of the environment the war should force farmers around the world to produce what they eat locally as oppossed to producing to bankrupt potential competition.

[@ncheedxx0109]

Well said. Unfortunately the truth is the first casualty of war. The argument is driven by Russophobia & not a search for the truth.

[@lwazikhoza9539]

Not all Africa depends on imported food. IN south africa we have everything.

[@clementgavi7290]

It is a tragedy that a whole continent must worry about her food security because of a war in one country on another continent. It is ridiculous. Therefore, Africa is hostage by her own contradictions.

[@QuantumCount2717]

Love to Ukraine from Pakistan! 🇵🇰❤️🇺🇦

[@TinoSV2323]

Nice, join azov

[@scorteil]

@@TinoSV2323 Azov at least stands their brothers and sisters in Ukraine. Russia just keeps trying to destroy or enslaved them.

[@TinoSV2323]

@@scorteil and whats the problem with that?

[@scorteil]

@@TinoSV2323 What's the problem with invading and killing people? Wow. Well maybe when enough of your 'friends' get killed attacking Ukraine you will know why.

[@KaloyanKasabov]

@@TinoSV2323 are you insane? What if your country was a target? What if your culture was standing in front of erasure? Would you just lick the boot of your invader? For Russia, Ukraine and Ukrainian culture doesn't exist. For they live in the past. They never escaped the Soviet Union.

[@nolonger9112]

Like rich countries give a second to care about people lifes in backwater countries. When food crisis come they just buy all food in poor contries left nothing to local at all to sell those cheap food in their countries. While they maintain price of their own grow food buy destroy all product food that grow too large from the plans.

[@la23s.a.22]

Not my country 🇿🇦🇿🇦 but we wouldn't mind the donations tho , here are millions of people , who don't have a guaranteed meal everyday.

[@mondo_stunts27]

Those crops can be harvested twice a year or more. They should have been planting and investing. I have a hard time believing they can’t grow anything in Africa and don’t have people who can work the farms. I heard about this type of thing going to college in 2014, we have crippled what effective farms they had because we could supply it cheaper with subsidized standardized mechanical farming.

[@chunliwannab]

Amazing questions 🙌🏼

[@sidneyreid1366]

Africa should not be dependent on any country to survive.. Shame shame shame and disgrace on Africa.. Africa has what it takes to be self sufficient so why does Africa face hunger???????????

[@Dokus360]

I see someone has swallowed the narrative hook, bait and sinker. Have you never noticed that the hunger, disease and poverty in Africa is concentrated within the UN camps? Ever asked yourself why Africans people don’t all move into UN camps since they are the ones feeding Africans?

[@Shutuoandahoot]

Africa is such a rich continent kinda sad

[@Lords1997]

I bet those Africans who fled Ukraine saying “this isn’t our war” are sorta regretting it now

[@njugunamaina]

It's not a shortage issue, it's a price issue, food is still there, just slightly more expensive like everywhere else in the world

[@JA-pn4ji]

Rice is a more important commodity than wheat for sub-Saharan Africa. Wheat is a staple for N. Africa. The constant claims by the western media connecting Africa to the Ukrainian crisis are journalistically not well-researched or just deceitful.

[@ebiekem]

THANK YOU!! This is exactly what I've been saying!

[@deecee1522]

Putin to Africa: "hold my poop bag"

[@BILLZ9599]

if Africa was being hit by food crisis by Ukraine, then zelensky wouldn't host only 4 of 54 presidents 😂, stop this nonsense, I have never bought even anything that has Ukraine labels,

[@capture.4330]

@Muhoozi bill my Bloody , I'm just trying to figure it out when I bought any thing with ukrain label. they speak with confidence seems like Africans we depends all our foods from them. They should be imformed they are the source of all missery in this planet. West thick their messengers of God while their messenger of prince Lucifer 😅

[@valevisa8429]

So in your mentally impaired mind,Ukraine is at fault for all this crises. ?!

[@Ray2001ify]

Lazyness