Photo taken July 12, 2022, shows a mother feeds her son with nutrition supplements, in Purapul village, Loiyangalani area, during World Vision-supported health interventions that help communities tackle malnutrition and other health problems caused by drought, in Marsabit, northern Kenya. – The conflict in Ukraine is making ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) more expensive to manufacture and procure, says UNICEF, which buys almost 80 percent of the world’s supply.
Ukraine is a major exporter of sunflower oil, wheat and other grains. The war has affected the price and availability of staple foods, and disrupted supply chains already off-kilter because of the pandemic.