2009-08-10 | permalink

U.S. has wrong approach to African food security, groups say

As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tours Africa this week, a coalition of grassroots groups says ”business as usual” won’t work, and criticized the U.S. for pursuing a narrow approach that puts too much emphasis on biotechnology. The US Working Group on the Food Crisis used a visit by Clinton and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) to raise the question of whether U.S. tax dollars for food-related aid to Africa are being spent wisely.

• The Seattle Times, USA: U.S. has wrong approach to African food security, groups say
• The Huffington Post, USA: USAID has used taxpayer money to fund GMOs abroad since 1991