Economy #103 · Listening

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Question 1 of 6What is the analysis about?

Question 2 of 6Why does the region import much of its food, according to the speaker?

Question 3 of 6What does "exporting groundwater in the form of bread" mean?

Question 4 of 6Which measure is part of food security?

Question 5 of 6What lesson did recent crises teach?

Question 6 of 6How should local farming be steered?

Vocabulary

الْحُبُوبgrain

الصَّالِحَة لِلزِّرَاعَةِarable

الِاكْتِفَاءُ الذَّاتِيُّself-sufficiency

الْعَبَثabsurdity, futility

الْمَاءُ الْجَوْفِيُّgroundwater

مَخْزُونٌ اسْتِرَاتِيجِيٌّstrategic stockpile

الْقُدْرَةُ الشِّرَائِيَّةُpurchasing power

فِي حَدِّ ذَاتِهِin itself

الْمَحَاصِيلcrops