Gellii, Meir and Fransisco Espejo. "Does Provision Of Food In School Increase Girls' Enrollment: Evidence From Schools Of Sub-Saharan Africa". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 28.2 (2007): 149-155. Web. 25 October 2010.
In this article, the authors investigated whether food aid sent to Africa had an influence in recent rise in enrollment of girls in schools. The results that both of these authors found was that food aid did in fact play a role in increasing enrollment for girls in regards to education. The reason for this rise, according to the authors, was due in part to non-discriminatory practices that are practices within these schools. As a whole, when there is a scarcity of food, the girls are the ones who are likely to not have any food since most of it is given to the males. The schools , on the other hand, did not discriminate and both sexes were treated to an equal amount of food.
Lieberman, Sarah and Tim Gray. "GMOs And The Developing World: A Precautionary Interpretation Of Biotechnology". British Journal Of Politics And International Relations. 10.3 (2008): 398-411. Web. 26 October 2010.
In this article, the authors warn about the dangers of GM foods and that the unknown consequences that these foods might have could undue all the hard work that we are doing right now in Africa. The authors argue that the food that should be given to these African nations should meet the same standard as health organizations such as the FDA within the United States. Failure to do so could lead to drastic consequences in the future.
Oldewage-Theron, William. "Impact Of Food Aid On Variety And Dietary Diversity Of An Elderly Community In Sharpeville, South Africa" Journal Of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 13.4 (2009): 300-308. Web. 22 October 2010.
In this article, the author focuses on how food aid impacts the elderly within a community. In this study, Oldewage-Theron found that the health of the elderly were influence greatly by food aid than other groups except for children, who were influenced more by food aid. The reason for this included the essential nutrients that were found within these food, the decrease in deaths from starving related illnesses and an increase in the number of meals that the elderly ate.
Tagle, Michael. "Operational Conflicts Of Food Aid At The Recipient Level". Food Technology In Australia. 33.8 (1981): 368-371. Web. 30 October 2010.
In this article, Michael Tagle discovers that numerous nations during the 1970's did not regulate where the food aid was going once the goods entered the country. Tagle found out that the intended population did not receive the food and that numerous governments, in which aid was given, prevented the intended population from receiving it. One of the countries that learned of this, Australia, found that this practice was happening in African (Egypt, Liberia, Niger, Mali, Senegal) and in Asian countries (Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka). Since the Australian government found out about this, it demanded that all food entering foreign countries be regulated.
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