The departure of a first ship carrying much-needed grain from Odessa to Lebanon is good news for an increasingly food insecure world.
Moving existing grain and foodstuffs from Ukraine to global markets as quickly as possible will help ease crippling food shortages in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Much depends, however, on how quickly and effectively the breakthrough deal, Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project. She is also the editor of the EUobserver magazine.
Shada Islam is an independent EU analyst and commentator who runs her own strategy and advisory company New Horizons Project. She is also the editor of the EUobserver magazine.