why under developed nations not evolved a strategy for agricultural developemnt?

Question

the financial package from developed nations like uk, usa, japan etc. proved to be failed utterly in eradicating poverty in the countries like africa. Recently the debt-write off initiative of the above said developed nations also doing nothing in the prospectiv e of these debt ridden & starved third world nations. so why not the international communities help them to install a agricultural oriented developmental strategy for its food safety & secondly for creating food surplus for other economic activity.

Answer 1

There are two problems here. These countries receive so much food aid that there is no real incentive to build up a large agricultural base. Most of these nations are worse off than they were under colonization.

The larger problem is that the debt is not really tied to any sort of reform. Western nations send aid, the undeveloped nations squander it, the Western nations write it off, an then we send more.

It has been suggested by many economists that a "scrooge-like" World Bank that actually carried through on their threats of withholding aid is the only real way for most of these nations to develop.

Answer 2

It's a very good question. An other question would be "Why don't we support true democratic regimes in some countries? In some cases eradicating poverty may be providing technical assistance to solve the basic problem of drinking water. The answer is simple: politics is a jungle, not a science where goals are clearly defined and the results validated.

Answer 3

In most cases it results from governments who don't take the best interests of their people and their nations to heart. It's one thing to excuse the debts of nations who have no possible chance of repaying them. It's quite another to "make poverty history."
In a number of cases, "regime change" may be required. In most of those cases, it does not appear the U.S. is willing to make that happen. We can send more food and medicine to some of these countries than they can possibly need and still the people won't receive it.
Organizations like USAID have been trying to help developing countries for decades. You can fix irrigation, education, public health (for a while) and other factors, but you can not fix corrupt government and you can not fix the claims of one tribe against another, even when doing so is the only hope of salvation for both.
It's time to stand up for the next round.

Answer 4

Because the U.S. is trying to control the food supply. That is why we are pushing for Geneticly modified food. We are the #1 exporter of wheat and Corn (over 90% of corn exported comes from the U.S.). We are also causing rice farmers in central America to go bankrupt from our subsidized rice exports. Underdevelop countries can't compete. To produce as mush as Americans they need high yield seeds from the developed world, Fertilizer, herbicides, insecticide. expensive farming equipment, like harvesters, tractors and such, Fuel to run these instrument. Refridgerators, canning equipment or other equipment to help store the food. The cost is extremely high, which is why there are few small famers left. How will a farmer from third world nation can afford his. That is why food is cheaper from America. The price bankrupts third world farmes and these nations become dependent of Americans for food. Money leave those country and they must work at low wages in factories owned by Americans to help balance the economic out flow. Since the factory is owned by develped world, the develop world would be able to countrol the under developped even more

Answer 5

High hopes and noble words but may not work because of the barriers of entry for political reasons. These countries that are underdeveloped are all old world countries with fuedel, fascist and monarchic mind set with vested interests. To overcome this barrier no amount of interference from developed nations will suffice and nobody in local countries want to commit a political suicide either.

Answer 6

The number one thing developed countries could do to help these countries is to open up there respective markets to agricultural products from these poorer countries, and eliminate all the subsidies that our Ag producers currently receive. This proves harder then it sounds though. This is very unpopular politically and therefore unlikely to happen. Also it sounds better for a politician to say they want to give lots of aid to a poor country even though after decades of giving them aid most of them are still poor. With respect to the political problems of opening our markets up, there is a very powerful and well organized farm lobby in the United States, and so any attempt to open markets meets stiff resistance. I am very well informed on this subject (I study AG Economics) feel free to contact me if you need more info. Hope that helps.

Answer 7

because firstly they lack the resources and even if they have it they divert it to other sectors of the economy because of beauracracy just take the example of india ,agricultural growth is at the rate of less than 2 percent but other high profiting sectors like IT grow at 30 to 35 percent every ear

Answer 8

Because they're underdeveloped!
Duh!