Food Security Panics Governments as Ukraine War Blocks Supplies

  • Nations raising export barriers amid fears about shortages
  • G-7 and United Nations say protectionism may make things worse

A Ukrainian soldier shops for food in a supermarket in Kyiv, on March 18.

Photographer: Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

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Nations around the world are waking up to the threat of a global food crisis and taking steps to secure their own supplies.