G7 Commits $4.5 Bln To Address Global Food Security

To address and mitigate further impacts on global food security and surge in prices triggered by the Russian blockade of Black Sea ports, the G7 Summit pledged an additional $4.5 billion. More than half of it - $2.76 billion - will come from the United States.

The leaders of the world's seven major economies called on countries and companies with large food stockpiles to contribute to the global food basket.

by Joji Xavier

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