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Farms in advanced economies have been relying on foreign labor. (Source photo by Reuters) HISAO KODACHI, KAZUYA MANABE and SACHIHA KUROSE, Nikkei staff writers February 28, 2021 11:14 JST | North America Copy Copied TOKYO -- Food prices are rising around the world due to the pandemic as laborers cannot migrate to other countries for harvest seasons. Employment in the agriculture sector declined 5.4% year-on-year in the July-September 2020 period, marking the biggest plunge in history. Climate change has also had an impact on maturing crops, with the two factors leading the international price index for food to reach a...
