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Any calls to move towards a centrally planned economy or autarky are strongly advised against, as this would only be to the detriment of food security in the Global South.
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Thomas Glauben, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
Miranda Svanidze, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
Linde Götz, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
Sören Prehn, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
Ivan Đurić, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
Lena Kuhn, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany.
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Glauben, T., Svanidze, M., Götz, L. et al. The War in Ukraine, Agricultural Trade and Risks to Global Food Security. Intereconomics 57, 157–163 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-022-1052-7
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