PhD researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies, Christina Schiavoni, discusses food politics and food shortages in Venezuela.
Interviewed by press organization Shadowproof, Schiavoni talks about food aid that is handed out to poor and working class Venezuelans by the government. She outlines the impact of sanctions and provides an explanation for why the government may not want to allow the humanitarian aid from President Donald Trump’s administration to enter Venezuela.
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