from 13:00-14:30 (South African Standard Time)This webinar will take place online.
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South African Institute of International Affairs and Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University are organising a series of talks that will focus on the key implications for the African continent.
In 2021, exports from Ukraine to African countries amounted to USD 2 327 million – 13% of total exports of agricultural products. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the export and production of food products in Ukraine and Russia. Countries in the arid regions of North Africa import more than 90% of all food from Ukraine and Russia and will face the risks of famine and starvation. This webinar will explain the current situation with agribusiness and food export in Ukraine and discuss the potential implication for the African continent.
Speaker: prof. Vitalii Dankevych, Doctor of Economics, Food security expert, Polissia National University, Ukraine
Prof Dankevych has worked as an advisor on land reform and food security for World Bank projects and the Ukraine Ministry of Agriculture in Ukraine. He is the author of more than 90 research papers, textbooks, and methodological recommendations on land relations, overconcentration of agribusiness and the development of a rural economy. Vitalii Dankevych holds degrees in accounting, auditing, and international management and received his PhD in Agriculture from Zhytomyr National Agroecological University in Ukraine in 2008.