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Wheat shortage hits Tunisia

Kerstin Schweizer
April 13, 2022

The war in Ukraine is having the biggest knock-on effects for developing countries, who rely on Ukrainian agriculture exports, notably wheat. In Tunisia, flour is now being rationed.

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