Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!canopus From: canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Flaming Asteroid) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: poor starving people Message-ID: <603@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 14:05:54 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.603 Posted: Wed Nov 28 14:05:54 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 05:58:41 EST References: <642@amd.UUCP> <416@cepu.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 35 uucp: { {ihnp4, uiucdcs}!bradley, hao, trwrb}!cepu!scw comments: > The problem is not that there are too many people in Ethiopa [...] > The problem is that Northern sub-Sahra Africa is in the throws of what may be > the WORST drought in recorded times (I believe that they are now starting on the > 9th year). [...] US News & World Report had a brief analysis of the situation in Ethiopia: "The real causes [...] are weather population growth economic policy lack of adequate storage, transportation, and distribution facilities The article goes on to say that this area has the world's fastest growing population. In fact, sub-Sahara Africa is the only region where population growth is outstripping food production. Also, even when crops are good, the storage facilities are poor: 60% of the local harvest and 30% of imported grain is lost to rats, insects, and spoilage. Ultimately, the solution lies in controlling population growth, and establishing better storage and distribution policies. The full article can be found in US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, December 3, 1984 page 32. Therefore, while the area is in the throws of a terrible drought, the problem is also one of ``too many people''. -- Frank Dibbell (408-746-6493) ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!canopus [The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of my employer, or myself, for that matter]