Economics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2025 · Paper 23 · Question 1

How onions became a luxury good in the Philippines Global inflation is putting a strain on food prices, particularly in low-income countries in Asia. It was also reported that the government had set up a partnership with two local universities to experiment growing onions and other vegetables using alternative techniques in a controlled environment to increase crop yields. Sources: Chad de Guzman, ‘In the Philippines, onions are now more expensive than meat’, Time Magazine, 9 January 2023 Cost of living: How onions became a luxury in the Philippines, BBC, 27 January 2023 Content removed due to copyright restrictions.

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