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The price of rice is skyrocketing, and it's pushing millions more people towards starvation (www.abc.net.au)

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The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

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[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're not wrong.

But this is equivalent to telling a homeless person to get a job. It's not that simple.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

It is THAT simple!

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