ClimateWire: Underlying the wave of unrest across North Africa and the Middle East is the fact that some of the cries for democracy are coming from mouths in need of food. Media outlets around the world were quick to make the link between food and the protests in Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, pointing to one specific grain: wheat. Egypt is the largest importer of wheat in the world, with Algeria not far behind. Together, they import more of the grain than all of South America. Even Pharaoh Ramses III's tomb was......
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Continuing Turmoil in the Middle East Reflects Global Anxiety Over Wheat Production
Posted by ClimateWire: Tiffany Stecker on March 24th, 2011
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