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I guess they don't realize that "being able to afford" implies land which should be used for to produce staple foods for the poor in the producing countries is
by vfclists 5y ago
I guess they don't realize that "being able to afford" implies land which should be used for to produce staple foods for the poor in the producing countries is used to produce foods which Westerners can do without.
Why should Nigeria import rice and wheat and export avocados her citizens don't need, because the avocado farmers can retain export proceeds abroad, while the food importers profit from subsidized basic foods produced in the West?
- bmm6o 5y agoAre you arguing against specialization and trade in general, or just in the specific case of staple food?
- hervature 5y agoMaking up numbers for sake of argument. You only have enough farms to feed half your people. You can feed half your people or export something twice as expensive and import enough food to feed everyone. That’s the whole argument of globalization. Everyone has different geography and cultures and thus produce what makes the most money since they can import anything they need from elsewhere.
- bagacrap 5y agoAvocados and wheat grow well in different climates. That's why we have trade.