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context than anything seen since World
well as the food self-sufficiency rate is
Programme
WarII.
not stabilized, it is impossible for Korea
If so, can Korea rest assured in this
to avoid hardship. Accordingly, the
Food
situation?Notatall.Thefoodcrisisand
MinistryofAgriculture,Food,andRural
ⓒWorld
theresultingspreadoffoodprotectionism
Affairs announced on March 15, 2022
will inevitably have a negative impact
thatitwouldexpandthedomesticwheat
on Korea, the world’s 7th largest grain
stockpile purchase this year to 14,000
▲HundredsofpeopleinUkrainereceivefood
importer. According to the report of
tons, 5,600 tons more than last year, to
itemsfromtheWFP.
stabilize supply and food security. In
the National Assembly Budget Office’s
food up by $42 million a month. Then
addition,theDomesticWheatCultivation
“GrainSupplyandDemandStabilization
theconflictinUkrainebrokeout,driving
Quality Management Support Group
Project and Policy Analysis” report, the
up food and fuel prices, compounding
appeared to seek solutions by providing
self-sufficiency rate of food crops from
global supply chain challenges, and
technical support for the expansion and
2015 to 2019 in Korea, such as wheat,
adding another $29 million to WFP’s
successful establishment of domestic
soybean and corn, excluding rice, was
monthlycosts,”worryingthatthecurrent
wheat production complexes by 2025.
very low at 0.5 to 9.4 percent for each
financial situation has reached a tipping
However, researcher Kim said, “Even if
crop. To make matters worse, Korea’s
pointduetorisingWFPoperatingcosts.
Korea increases the stockpile purchase
GlobalFoodSecurityIndex(GFSI)*isat
In addition to this, there is also a food
by 5,600 tons, it is not enough under
the bottom among the Organization for
shortage in Ukraine, which accounts for
the current situation.” He also said that
EconomicCooperationandDevelopment
a significant portion of grain exports.
in the mid to long-term, Korea needs
(OECD) member countries. In the GFSI
Director Yun said, “Food and drinking
to increase stockpiling purchases and
as of 2021, Ireland ranked first with 84
water shortages are reported in pockets
wheat plantation facilities. As can be
points, while Korea ranked 32nd with
of the capital Kyiv and in Kharkiv,
seen, Korea will have to expand its
71.6points.Inaddition,intheevaluation
currently bearing the brunt of the
self-sufficiency base for major grains,
of “Imported Agricultural Tariffs and
ongoing conflict. In the capital, food
includingwheat,andmakefoodsecurity
Food Security Access Policies,” which
supplies are running low, with grocery
stable, to proficiently respond to the
isanevaluationindexforafoodsecurity
storeshelvesalmostempty,”pointingout
currentfoodsecuritythreats.
strategy, Korea suffered in disgrace
thatone-thirdofUkraine’spopulationis
from receiving zero points for nine
currently struggling with food. As such,
consecutiveyearsfrom2012to2020.As
*Global Food Security Index (GFSI): This is an index
many experts fear that the food crisis
of whether the country maintains adequate food so
such, if the international supply chain is
that people can always consume a certain level of
willhaveanimpactwithagreaterglobal
food even in special situations such as population
shakenbythewarwhilefoodsecurityas
growth,naturaldisasters,andwar.
Ukrainehasanareaofabout420,000squarekilometersofagriculturalland,whichistwicethatofKorea,whichhasatotalarea
ofabout220,000squarekilometers.However,duetothisinvasion,thefarmerspickedupgunsinsteadofshovels,andtheirfaces
werefilledwithtearsastheylookedattheruinedfarmlandandthecity,insteadofsmileswishingforagoodharvest.
AccordingtotheFAO,thefoodsecurityofmorethan13millionpeopleisatriskasaresultoftheinvasion.Theglobalfoodprice
indexcompiledbyFAOalreadyreached159.3inMarch2022,anincreaseof12.6percentfrom140.7inthepreviousmonth,and
at the same time, recorded an all-time high. Some people may complain that the high grain prices makes their living difficult.
However,readersmustnotforgetthatthecauseofthisfoodcrisisistheRussianinvasionofUkraine,andevenatthistime,many
civiliansarelosingtheirlivelihoodsandlivesinUkraine.Itonlytakesafewminutestofireachemicalweapon,butthewounds
and scars will not go away no matter how much time passes. The Argus hopes that Russia-Ukraine crisis, where the number of
innocentvictimsareincreasing,willendsoon.
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context than anything seen since World
well as the food self-sufficiency rate is
Programme
WarII.
not stabilized, it is impossible for Korea
If so, can Korea rest assured in this
to avoid hardship. Accordingly, the
Food
situation?Notatall.Thefoodcrisisand
MinistryofAgriculture,Food,andRural
ⓒWorld
theresultingspreadoffoodprotectionism
Affairs announced on March 15, 2022
will inevitably have a negative impact
thatitwouldexpandthedomesticwheat
on Korea, the world’s 7th largest grain
stockpile purchase this year to 14,000
▲HundredsofpeopleinUkrainereceivefood
importer. According to the report of
tons, 5,600 tons more than last year, to
itemsfromtheWFP.
stabilize supply and food security. In
the National Assembly Budget Office’s
food up by $42 million a month. Then
addition,theDomesticWheatCultivation
“GrainSupplyandDemandStabilization
theconflictinUkrainebrokeout,driving
Quality Management Support Group
Project and Policy Analysis” report, the
up food and fuel prices, compounding
appeared to seek solutions by providing
self-sufficiency rate of food crops from
global supply chain challenges, and
technical support for the expansion and
2015 to 2019 in Korea, such as wheat,
adding another $29 million to WFP’s
successful establishment of domestic
soybean and corn, excluding rice, was
monthlycosts,”worryingthatthecurrent
wheat production complexes by 2025.
very low at 0.5 to 9.4 percent for each
financial situation has reached a tipping
However, researcher Kim said, “Even if
crop. To make matters worse, Korea’s
pointduetorisingWFPoperatingcosts.
Korea increases the stockpile purchase
GlobalFoodSecurityIndex(GFSI)*isat
In addition to this, there is also a food
by 5,600 tons, it is not enough under
the bottom among the Organization for
shortage in Ukraine, which accounts for
the current situation.” He also said that
EconomicCooperationandDevelopment
a significant portion of grain exports.
in the mid to long-term, Korea needs
(OECD) member countries. In the GFSI
Director Yun said, “Food and drinking
to increase stockpiling purchases and
as of 2021, Ireland ranked first with 84
water shortages are reported in pockets
wheat plantation facilities. As can be
points, while Korea ranked 32nd with
of the capital Kyiv and in Kharkiv,
seen, Korea will have to expand its
71.6points.Inaddition,intheevaluation
currently bearing the brunt of the
self-sufficiency base for major grains,
of “Imported Agricultural Tariffs and
ongoing conflict. In the capital, food
includingwheat,andmakefoodsecurity
Food Security Access Policies,” which
supplies are running low, with grocery
stable, to proficiently respond to the
isanevaluationindexforafoodsecurity
storeshelvesalmostempty,”pointingout
currentfoodsecuritythreats.
strategy, Korea suffered in disgrace
thatone-thirdofUkraine’spopulationis
from receiving zero points for nine
currently struggling with food. As such,
consecutiveyearsfrom2012to2020.As
*Global Food Security Index (GFSI): This is an index
many experts fear that the food crisis
of whether the country maintains adequate food so
such, if the international supply chain is
that people can always consume a certain level of
willhaveanimpactwithagreaterglobal
food even in special situations such as population
shakenbythewarwhilefoodsecurityas
growth,naturaldisasters,andwar.
Ukrainehasanareaofabout420,000squarekilometersofagriculturalland,whichistwicethatofKorea,whichhasatotalarea
ofabout220,000squarekilometers.However,duetothisinvasion,thefarmerspickedupgunsinsteadofshovels,andtheirfaces
werefilledwithtearsastheylookedattheruinedfarmlandandthecity,insteadofsmileswishingforagoodharvest.
AccordingtotheFAO,thefoodsecurityofmorethan13millionpeopleisatriskasaresultoftheinvasion.Theglobalfoodprice
indexcompiledbyFAOalreadyreached159.3inMarch2022,anincreaseof12.6percentfrom140.7inthepreviousmonth,and
at the same time, recorded an all-time high. Some people may complain that the high grain prices makes their living difficult.
However,readersmustnotforgetthatthecauseofthisfoodcrisisistheRussianinvasionofUkraine,andevenatthistime,many
civiliansarelosingtheirlivelihoodsandlivesinUkraine.Itonlytakesafewminutestofireachemicalweapon,butthewounds
and scars will not go away no matter how much time passes. The Argus hopes that Russia-Ukraine crisis, where the number of
innocentvictimsareincreasing,willendsoon.
202102045@hufs.ac.kr
34
www.theargus.org
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