A heat wave in Europe threatens to worsen the world's food crisis!

S Venkateshwari
A severe heat wave in europe could worsen the global food crisis, experts say. Due to the increase in the temperature of the earth, the countries of the world are facing droughts and floods. As a result, rice and grain production has been affected. Due to this, india has banned the export of rice to the world.

In this situation, the european agricultural organization Copa Cogeca has reported that the production of cereals in europe has decreased by 60% due to the extreme heat wave and the extreme heat is scorching Europe. Also, Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned that the difficult times are not over yet. Meanwhile, experts warn that the global food crisis could worsen due to a severe heat wave in Europe.

Earlier, the international Monetary Fund (IMF) on tuesday urged india to lift restrictions on rice exports. Speaking about the restriction, Oliver, the chief economist of the international Monetary Fund, said, "These restrictions could increase the volatility of food prices in other parts of the world."

India imposed a ban on exports of non-basmati rice on July 20. As the rice production has been affected due to continuous heavy rains in various states, the central government has announced that it has banned the export of rice in order to prevent the occurrence of shortage of rice in the country. In this case, the countries that depend on india for their rice needs are under crisis.

India accounts for 40 percent of global rice exports. india exports rice to 140 countries. In this environment, india has banned the export of rice, and there is a risk of shortage of rice at the international level.

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