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World Service,3 mins

The Politics of Bread in Egypt

The Food Chain

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Egypt is one of the world’s biggest producers and consumers of bread. It is subsidised so it has often been the cause of conflict between the government and the people. Adhaf Souief explains the importance of bread in recent Egyptian history

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