{"id":3714,"date":"2026-04-15T12:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/?p=3714"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:48:13","slug":"russia-urges-brics-to-build-food-reserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/uncategorized\/russia-urges-brics-to-build-food-reserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia urges BRICS to build food reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the conflict in the Middle East, fertilizer disruptions, and rising energy prices, the Russian Security Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interfax-russia.ru\/index.php\/main\/sb-rf-situaciya-na-blizhnem-vostoke-sozdaet-riski-prodovolstvennoy-bezopasnosti-rf\">urges<\/a> BRICS to form joint food stocks. 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