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By only focusing on how to keep food costs low, we risk ignoring the underlying causes of why people cannot afford food in the first place. (Ashley Jean MacDonald)

The true cost of food: High grocery prices are not the root issue

Monika Korzun, St. Thomas University (Canada); Ashley Jean MacDonald, Dalhousie University, and Donna Appavoo, Toronto Metropolitan University

Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.

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