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"While rising food prices were not the �primary cause� for political unrest in Africa and the Middle East, they were �an aggravating factor,� Zoellick "
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Loyola
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I would need to google this (mara? anyone?) but I read that people in that part of the world spend some crazy proportion of their income on food,
Posted by
loosilu (aka loosilu2)
Feb 15 '11, 11:41
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like say 30%, compared to our 5% or so.
I totally grabbed those numbers out of thin air. Will google when i have a few minutes.
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