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To: Nachum
IIRC, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) was once known as "the breadbasket of Africa."

It seems to me that the cause of the majority of starvation in the world is NOT a lack of food, but political. Mugabe's rule had pretty much ended food production in Zimbabwe, and where we've seen a lot of starvation, like in the Ethiopian civil war, food is used as a weapon.

Still, I hope this works... Saving lives is a very worthwhile endeavor. I just hope that these African countries will accept the assistance and put it to good use.

Mark

7 posted on 04/26/2010 2:11:43 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) was once known as “the breadbasket of Africa.”


10 posted on 04/26/2010 3:15:54 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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