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Ukraine War: African Grain Exports Surge as Black Sea Corridor Expands

Africa Grain Exports

The renewed Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by Turkey and the UN, has opened market opportunities that African producers are racing to fill. Export data shows Ethiopian sesame shipments to the EU rose 41% in the first quarter.

Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, is simultaneously growing domestic production through a Nile Delta intensification programme that has increased yield per hectare by 18%.

Food security analysts caution that the export boom benefits commercial producers while smallholder farmers, who account for 70% of African food production, remain largely excluded from premium global markets.

This article was reported by the AfriDevMonitor editorial team. Additional reporting contributed by our correspondents in Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Lagos, Johannesburg, and Cairo.