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Food aid dumps from the US to Africa are correlated to liquidation of crop surpluses and our government price supports. Evidence has built up that food dumps d
by droithomme 7y ago
Food aid dumps from the US to Africa are correlated to liquidation of crop surpluses and our government price supports.
Evidence has built up that food dumps destabilize areas, undermine local food costs, drive local farmers out of business, and exacerbate suffering.
https://abcnews.go.com/WN/Health/us-food-aid-contributing-africas-hunger/story?id=8939151 https://abcnews.go.com/WN/Health/us-food-aid-contributing-af...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-idead-aidi-is-dead-wr_b_191193 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-idead-aidi-is-dead-wr_b_1...
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/world/americas/14iht-food.4.7116855.html https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/world/americas/14iht-food...
As is pointed out in another comment, this weather satellite on the otherhand is going to tremendously help local farmers.