Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!ray From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics Subject: Re: The role of America in world hunger & red spread Message-ID: <10996@rochester.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 10:37:45 EDT Article-I.D.: rocheste.10996 Posted: Mon Aug 12 10:37:45 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 01:32:04 EDT References: <295@SCIRTP.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept. Lines: 16 Xref: linus net.flame:10623 net.politics:9736 > > > We are providing Americans with foodstuffs we cannot grow as cheaply > in America. E.G. bananas, sugar, coconuts. > > Of course they're not staples. They are being farmed from land > *capable* of growing staples for the persons of that country. > But as long as "agribusiness" controls land use, staples for > the locals will not be grown. The locals cannot afford to > buy food at prices Americans buy food for. > If we can grow food stuffs cheaper in other countries, why are we growing corn, wheat, etc. in this country? My suggestion to you is to start a campaign against banana and coconut consump- tion in this country and if is is successful, see if hunger and poverty is re- duced in other countries. Chances are the result will be to add banana and coconut farmers to the impoverished list.