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Food Security in Egypt “Twenty loaves of bread for the cost of a cigarette”

The price of subsidised bread in Egypt has not changed in decades, though the bread shrunk. That remains a huge challenge to security, for the government and the people.

6 February 2023 | Comment

Biodiversity at Liberty The EU casts off the chains of uniformity

How farmers in Belgium and the south of France are taking advantage of new a EU regulation to become more sustainable

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in Podcasts | 9 January 2023 | 16 Webmentions | 3 Comments

Empire and grain From prehistory to today, empires grew on their ability to tax grains

The ability to tax wheat moving through choke points gives empires their power, even today.

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in Podcasts | 4 July 2022 | 21 Webmentions | 2 Comments

Grain and finance The need to buy and sell wheat created modern commerce

Wheat was money, when a store was no more than a store of goods to be exchanged for wheat.

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in Podcasts | 27 June 2022 | 15 Webmentions | Comment

Grain and transport As wheat travelled, it created the modern world

Moving wheat from where it grows to where it is eaten shaped the world

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in Podcasts | 20 June 2022 | 7 Webmentions | Comment

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Moving wheat from where it grows to where it is eaten shaped the world