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US rice undercuts Haitian farmers (again)
- Semiapies 17y agoThe damage done by US and European agricultural subsidies goes beyond this; developing countries end up worse off than they'd otherwise be if their peoples could profitably sell crops to richer nations. I bluntly say end all subsidies. However, the USAID thing is just one of those sucks-to-be-you situations. People in a disaster area need food, and in the middle of a disaster, getting them food so they don't riot and/or die is more important than not undercutting local businesses.