Effect of the Russia-Ukraine War on Food and Hunger Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Ukraine-Russia war has brought tremendous suffering to the world, economically. The war has threatened world food security and exacerbated hunger, against the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs), especially in Africa. This chapter aimed to explore the effect of Russia and Ukraine’s war on food and hunger SDGs in Africa and the effect of war on agricultural maximum productivity. The methodology utilised document review secondary data with themes on the Russia and Ukraine war and related sustainable development goals. The study found that the Ukraine-Russia war caused food shortages in Africa. The study found that Russia and Ukraine are huge agricultural product contributors to the world and especially so, in Africa. Furtherance to the findings is the discovery that war bombshells affect the fertility of the soil, both those that explode and those that do not detonate on landing, which all have short- and long-term effects on agricultural productivity, resulting in food shortages and hunger which implies danger being posed to SDGs such as hunger and also food security. The fertilizer shortage from Russia had negative implications for Africa’s agricultural productivity and showed that Africa should be self-sustainable by producing its fertilizers to meet the SDGs on hunger and food security. The study recommends that African countries should concentrate on Agriculture to sustain themselves through various government initiatives and support. Global financial institutions should be decentralized and empower developing countries to have 25% control of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The study provokes underutilization of land, yet Africa has vast Agricultural land which must be addressed. War should be ended using persuasive means, diplomacy, and international relations to avoid the degeneration of the war into a third world war, causing further food shortage and hunger. The study recommends that Africa should not be overdependent on food and agricultural supplies from Russia and Ukraine if SDGs on food security and hunger are to be met.