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Now playing Next Moldova Moldova's grain harvest is stuck in the global food bottleneck Because of Russian bombings, Ukrainians now export their massive grain stocks on land. This has created one of the biggest bottlenecks the Black Sea Region has seen. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next Green News Europe's farmers are crying out for support with climate change Climate-driven drought and floods are hurting the livelihoods and mental health of European farmers. 18/11/2023
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