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Conflict increases food prices in far-flung locations, study finds

Fighting along key transport routes pushes up food prices in areas far from the conflict itself, according to a new study.

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Fighting along key transport routes pushes up food prices in areas far from the conflict itself, according to a new study. Researchers examined the price of maize and other staples during the war in Somalia between government forces and Al-Shabaab, an Islamist terrorist group.

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