MUI Daily News published a blog post on how bad weather, droughts, disruptions associated with COVID-19, rising energy prices, and now the war in Ukraine … threats to the world’s food supply are mounting. Following in the footsteps of Ukraine and Russia, many countries are trying to protect themselves from the shock by introducing restrictions on the amount of food sold abroad. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, ““When world prices rise, politicians often want prices in their country to be stable, for welfare and social stability. But for that they must isolate their country.” his trend follows the development of ‘food securityism.’ IFPRI export tracker (See tool, Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), 23 states have taken them from the beginning of the war in Ukraine since the end of February, and 19 have maintained them to date. Republished in Capital (France).