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Mar 2022
27m 50s

Ukraine: War in the breadbasket of the w...

Bbc Radio 4
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Dan Saladino looks at the war in Ukraine through the lens of food. Are people already going hungry? And what does conflict mean for the millions dependent on Ukrainian wheat?

Fundraising for people impacted by the war is already underway; Cook for Ukraine https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cookforukraine, and, as featured in the programme there is the World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/

This week's Radio Appeal came on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee https://www.dec.org.uk/

Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.

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