War, Trade and Weather Turn Food Into Political Issue

Workers load bags of paddy rice at the grain market in Ambala, India. — Workers load bags of paddy rice at the grain market in Ambala, India.Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg

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By Rodney Jefferson

October 13, 2023 at 9:58 AM UTC

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Food has long been a political issue, hunger a revolutionary force.