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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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10 Lidl products that are sweeping stores every week that you will also not get fat (Business Insider)

July 05, 2021


Business Insider (Spain) published an article on the German-based market that has healthy options for consumers. The article quotes a study by IFPRI titled, The relative caloric prices of healthy and unhealthy foods differ systematically across income levels and continents that concluded that the high price of healthy foods has been proven to be a factor that determines the diet and health of populations. The higher the purchasing power, the better the nutritional indices. And the reverse: families at risk of poverty throw away more cheap food even if it is not nutritionally healthy. Is it possible to eat well and cheaply? 

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