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How Soaring Meat Prices Are Forcing Egypt To Rethink Its National Diet

A man process the meat of the cattle.
A man process the meat of the cattle, on the first day of the Muslim's holiday of Eid al-Adha in Cairo, Egypt. Gehad Hamdy/DPA/ZUMA

With every economic crisis and surge in inflation, Egyptian households reshape the quantities and varieties of food on their dining tables. The current economic crisis, however, has placed an even tighter strain on families striving to afford food, especially sources of animal protein.

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Zoonoses And Us: The Fatal Risks Of Our Food Production System

Feeding monkeys during the lockdown in Kathmandu.
Feeding monkeys during the lockdown in Kathmandu. Skanda Gautam/ZUMA

Mass-scale meat production is not only a key agent of environmental destruction but a main culprit in disease generation. We must change the way we eat to avoid the next pandemic.

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