"because the colonial pact is still enforced"

More  Food for Thought.  Hard hitting, truth speaking.So much to chew on.

Am reminded of the many, many millions that colonial  Famines in India killed over the years of their  ruinous Raj.

Löpfe: Why is it that Africa is the continent where most people starve and which imports more than a quarter of its food supply?

Ziegler: Because the colonial pact is still enforced.

Löpfe: Isn't this a bit too simple? Colonialism has been over for more than half a century.

Ziegler: But there still is a small upper class, dependent on rich countries, and extremely corrupt. Again Senegal: The country exports peanuts and at the same time imports three quarters of its food requirements.

Löpfe: Why?

Ziegler: Because the colonial pact was never broken. The Senegalese farmers are forced to grow and exports peanuts because the revenue serves to pay for foreign debt. At the same time, Europe sells its food surplus at dumping prices on the African markets. How can a small farmer survive under these conditions?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/poverty-matters/2012/oct/05/jean-ziegler-africa-starve