In particular, it is disrupting global supplies of certain staple foods such as cereals. What is the impact of this crisis on rice prices and food security for the most vulnerable people? Some answers from Patricio Mendez del Villar, an economist at CIRAD and an expert in international markets and the rice sector.

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