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Voting with their stomachs

Zimbabwe has gone from being a net food exporting country to one with a critical food shortage -- all of which will play into Sunday's presidential election. Marketplace's Africa correspondent Gretchen Wilson talks with Kai Ryssdal about the nation's crisis.

Supporters of Zimbabwean presidential candidate and former Finance Minister Simba Makoni attend a campaign rally in Mabvuku/Tafara, Zimbabwe. (Desmond Kwande / AFP/Getty Images)

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