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The magazine The Nation states that Africa “is a rich and steady source of crops consumed daily in the advanced nations.” During the recent Ethiopian famine, citizens of Britain were shocked to learn that they were eating Ethiopian fruits and vegetables. Besides cotton, Africa exports tea, coffee, sugar, cocoa, groundnuts, fresh flowers, meat, palm oil, wood, and many other agricultural products.

Why, then, can’t Africa feed itself? Could more be done to help Africa utilize its agricultural potential? What hope is there for the victims of famine? The following articles will consider these questions and direct your attention to a successful program that will end hunger not only in Africa but throughout the earth.

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