(October 7, 2010 at 11:59 am)Minimalist Wrote: BTW, just to show how complex the problem truly is, consider what happens when outsiders send grain to Africa. Yes, much of it gets to the refugee camps to feed the starving (and a lot gets stolen, too) but it also depresses the price of grain which devastates the farmers who are still able to produce a crop. Its the old 'give a man a fish or teach him to fish' analogy except there are no fish. You can't grow crops in a desert without extensive irrigation which they don't have either.
The problem is overwhelming.
People are trying to work on this too - crops that withstand drought and all that - genetically modified to help people. They've also been working on tweaking a few genes that help the plant absorb sunlight more efficiently. But then you get those assholes who convince these poor countries not to use these crops by scaring them with all the bullshit they say will happen if they eat them. Fish genes implanted, blah blah. Personal "major psychotic fucking hatred" of mine.
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