Make Poverty History - says dirtiboy

The G8 Leaders at the conference in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 2005.

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"Charity will never really solve problems. It is time for justice - and 20 years after Live Aid, people now demand it of these eight men. The G8 leaders have it within their power to alter history." - Sir Bob

It has been pointed out that while the developed world has insisted that Africa open its markets and eliminate public subsidies, this has been one-sided as the developed world has not opened its markets to agricultural goods from Africa nor has it eliminated agricultural subsidies. At the GATT free trade talks, the African leaders repeatedly request that the developed nations abolish the subsidies they provide their farmers and open their markets to African agricultural goods. It has been argued that the abolition of the subsidy would have three beneficial effects for the developing world and Africa:

The developed nations would produce less food locally, therefore providing a larger export market for developing countries.
Food prices would rise without the artificial subsidy and therefore would increase profits for food exports from the developing world.
The developing nations could adopt a more balanced agriculture policy, producing food and grain for export; this would provide a surplus that would shield countries from famine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Africa

To really shock yourself look at these actual statistics

Order your Live8 wristband against the inhumanity of some World leaders at Gleneagles, Edinburgh; who forget that :

$1 is the daily income of half of Africa's people

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