🎧 Food as a Weapon of War
🎧 Warfare • 32m
Russia has been accused of using food as a weapon of war in Ukraine, pushing up to 49 million people into famine.
Further afield, Putin's war has affected food supply and prices around the world - as the 'breadbasket' region is vitally important to global grain production in particular.
Sadly this is nothing new, as our guest knows all too well. Today James is joined by Oxfam's Marc Cohen to explore the evolving yet ever present relationship between food, famine and warfare.
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