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Elizabeth Vibert, Professor of Colonial History, University of Victoria

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Hleketani farmers attend a meeting of their grocery savings club. (Elizabeth Vibert), Author provided

Stark warnings of a looming global food crisis spark fear as millions of people will likely descend into hunger in the coming months.

As the New York Times put it, for the global food supply “there are few worse countries to be in conflict than Russia and Ukraine.” Nearly 50 nations, many low-income and numerous in Africa, depend on these two countries for much of their wheat, as well as other grains and cooking oils.

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