U.N. Tackles Rising Threat Of Urban Hunger In Africa

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From The Wall Street Journal:

High Food Prices Spur World Food Program, Usually Employed in Rural Crises, to Find Tactics That Work in Crowded Cities

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Escalating hunger in African cities is forcing aid agencies accustomed to tackling food shortages in rural areas to scramble for strategies to address the more complex hunger problems in sprawling slums.

The United Nations World Food Program, the world's largest food-aid group, has plenty of experience trucking food into rural Africa, responding to shortages sparked by drought, famine and war. But in urban areas -- where, despite widespread poverty, hunger wasn't a significant issue until recently -- the hurdles are different.

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My Comment: The problem in Africa has always been politics and the hostility of governments to open markets. As long as this culture and mentality does not change .... Africa will never be able to feed itself.