Shortages threaten food security in Burundi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yaga Burundi
Illustrative image · David Morris · Pexels · Licence PexelsIn Burundi, shortages of fuel, fertiliser and foreign currency are weakening harvests while bean prices rise. Yaga Burundi says the rationing of agricultural inputs, combined with El Niño-related climate risks, could increase pressure on food security.
Fuel and fertiliser shortages in Burundi are threatening food security by disrupting travel, supplies to farms and upcoming harvests. The shortage of foreign currency and climate risks associated with the El Niño phenomenon are worsening the situation, according to Yaga Burundi.
Queues at petrol stations, dry breakdowns and delays in the supply of agricultural inputs reflect the crisis, while stocks are falling and bean prices are rising. In a country heavily dependent on agriculture and livestock, the rationing of fuel and fertilisers could deepen economic difficulties and reduce farmers’ ability to produce.
Yaga Burundi describes a chain linking the shortage of foreign currency, limited access to fuel and the lack of fertiliser. The outlet believes that the combination of these factors with climate hazards could turn an economic shortage into a food crisis.
