Read here (Project Syndicate, May 15, 2020)
Friday, 15 May 2020
Preventing a Covid-19 food crisis
‘Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index ranks 110 countries based on their exposure to large food-price swings, taking into account their nominal GDP per capita, the share of food in household consumption, and net food imports. The latest reading shows that of the 50 countries most vulnerable to a sustained rise in food prices, nearly all are developing economies that account for nearly three-fifths of the world’s population.’
Read here (Project Syndicate, May 15, 2020)
Read here (Project Syndicate, May 15, 2020)
Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron
John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron. View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)
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