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Report Calls for Reform of Food Aid to Africa |
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Commentary
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Wednesday, 02 August 2006 |
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Providing food aid has long been a primary activity of international donors, who often cite hunger as a root cause of poverty. There is no doubt that food insecurity contributes to many of the problems plaguing sub-Saharan countries, but a recent Oxfam report encourages viewing the crisis from another angle. The document espouses poverty, unfair global trade rules, conflict, HIV/AIDS, and climate change as the sources of Africa’s food crisis.
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