The Russia-Ukraine War Turned Egypt's Food Crisis into an Economic Threat(mei.edu)
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The Russia-Ukraine War Turned Egypt's Food Crisis into an Economic Threat
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That's quite a turnabout, they used to supply Rome with wheat two thousand years ago. Now they need to import what they need. Is there not enough land to grow crops?
There are more consumers today than Roman slaves, ahem, minimalist farmers.
Population during the Roman Empire: 7.5 million
Today: 106 million
Their fertility rate is 3.28. The country needs a one or no-child policy.
Today: 106 million
Their fertility rate is 3.28. The country needs a one or no-child policy.