Invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in developing countries 

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It may seem like countries in Latin America or Africa have been unscathed by the invasion of Ukraine. But in places like Kenya and Colombia, Mexico or Egypt, economists are warning that the war in Ukraine will raise food prices and could increase the number of people who are not eating three meals a day. Manuel Rueda reporters from Bogotá on how the war is affecting wheat prices, other commodities and the price of fertilizer that farmers around the world need to grow their own food.

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