Niger crisis
Niger crisis
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thanks jaz.
thing about Niger is that it is a famine of a different kind. there is food in the markets but it is out of the reach of many of the people.
If, for example, the IMF and EU hadn't forced through structural adjusment programmes that placed higher VAT rates on basic foodstuffs i don't think we/they would be in as bad a position as we are now.
re. sajets. I said geo-politics not eco politics. the carrying capacity of the planet is being strected but the main problem at the moment is distribution, wastage and politics.
also lots fo interesting ethical questions in your deep-green view. i'll come back to them when i'm not so busy...