Gnonthgol t1_jebsbpp wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:27 PM

Reply to comment by BigDebt2022 in Eli5 Why is there still a famine in Africa despite the fact that they have been receiving foreign aid for decades? by Illustrious-Pen9569

But we want cheap Ethiopian coffee, if we stop giving the Ethiopians our food production surplus then they might cut down the coffee plantations and grow their own food. You would then end up with expensive coffee and angry local farmers who can not sell their food to the aid programs.

BigDebt2022 t1_jebx2mx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:59 PM

Maybe we should look into buying local products, instead of shipping them halfway around the world. Just sayin'.