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Agnes Quisumbing

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Russia’s war is causing hunger in Asia (The Economist) 

May 05, 2022


The Economist writes in an article that unhelpful short-term fixes are not the answer to spiking food prices. The war is pushing up the prices of all kinds of foodstuffs, not just grain. In Bangladesh, with a population of 164 million, its food-security predicament is among the most severe, paying more for food and fertilizer imports will deplete foreign-currency reserves, while leaving less room for social safety-net support, according to IFPRI.  

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