Op-Ed: Economic sanctions need a rethink: evidence shows they raise food prices and hurt the poor most
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Op-Ed: Economic sanctions need a rethink: evidence shows they raise food prices and hurt the poor most

Submitted by scarte09 on September 22nd, 2025 1:35 PM
Two women carrying a sack of food between them while walking towards a larger group of women doing the same thing in a dry, arid area
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When economic sanctions hit food systems, the impact can be devastating on citizens. Irina Fuhrmann/Wikimedia Commons
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Department of Food Agricultural and Resource Economics
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