UN warns millions face famine

Farm workers in Ukraine plant soybeans instead of wheat, which they cannot export

Farm workers in Ukraine plant soybeans instead of wheat, which they cannot export Source: AAP / AAP

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As the World Economic Forum convened in Switzerland, delegates said the worst global food crisis since World War Two is now brewing.

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