A problem with this is that government intervention/subsidies competes directly with local businesses and farmers and they won't be able to compete. This will

A problem with this is that government intervention/subsidies competes directly with local businesses and farmers and they won't be able to compete. This will lead to a situation where once you start giving them food, you won't be able to stop or it will devastate the economy and people will starve. It's better to give local businesses and farmers the tools and knowledge to grow the food instead. This way, they won't be completely dependent on another nation for survival. Many of these poor countries have governments that rule with an iron fist and make it nearly impossible for anyone to thrive. This problem needs to be fixed first, or all of our other ideas will only end up hurting them in the long run.