Wars, trade bans and climate change turn food into politics
Politicians have an eye on two core constituents: consumers and producers.
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Politicians have an eye on two core constituents: consumers and producers.
(Bloomberg) -- Whether it’s bread or onions, food has the power to make or break a country’s leadership. How nations secure their staples is looming large in elections across the world with war in Ukraine and now the Middle East.Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: UN Staff Given Evacuation Order for Northern GazaTop House Republican Wants Help From Democrats to Pick a SpeakerScalise Ends House Speaker Bid, Deepening Republican TurmoilIsrael Latest: Hamas Leaders Targeted as Ground War LoomsVi
Starting with New Zealand and Poland this weekend, at least a quarter of the global population will head to the polls over the next eight months or so.
Long ignored in global climate negotiations, food systems have been made a top priority at COP28 beginning on November 30 in Dubai.
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