[Vigilantcitizen]

Thanks for your reply.

As someone who grew up in rural west Georgia, I was already aware of the fact that livestock does need nutrition in order to produce.

And, it is impossible to judge every situation that is going on in Africa.

However, the last thing I would get rid of if I were facing a shortage of corn or wheat would be goats or chickens, which can be sustained of a varied diet.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

However, the last thing I would get rid of if I were facing a shortage of corn or wheat would be goats or chickens, which can be sustained of a varied diet.

I don't think they could protect their stores or animals from hungry neighbors. Owning them might even be considered dangerous to their health.

[another cricket]

They are now acording to the article eating wild fruits, leaves, roots and corn husks. I think that this is what normally the goats would eat. That is what I was pointing out, that the people are compeating with the goats for food. I didn't think that you thought that animals could survive with no nutrition! But it sounds like they are pretty much stripping the land bare of anything edible.

a.cricket