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> 20% of the African population is dependent on food aid. There are now more Africans living in Poverty than at any time in history. > How much of our agricult
by ardy42 6y ago
> 20% of the African population is dependent on food aid. There are now more Africans living in Poverty than at any time in history.
> How much of our agricultural bounty is sent as food aid, and serves to create only more hungry mouths?
Also, I've read that such aid basically kneecaps the local economies. A large fraction of the local population is employed in food or clothing production, and the aid ends up just undercutting them and increasing unemployment (and even more dependence on aid).