HIV and food crisis in southern Africa. Summary: Alex de Wall and Alan Whiteside talked about , in the article " New variant famine: AIDS and food crisis in southern Africa" different causes of famine in Southern Africa. First, they discussed about the effect of famine that is massive migration of the population; high mortality of kids and adults, etc... Second, they talked about the origin of famine that is due to political and economical problems. Finally they emphasized more on reasons of famine in Southern Africa such as drought, floods, the scarcity of seeds and fertilizers, worse infrastructure, and HIV/ AIDS that reduced the production of food and caused famine in the huge continent. They spent the rest of the article pointing out the main cause of famine that is HIV. People who are sick can not work, however, half of the population is sick. ( Wall p. 1235) They stated that most adults died and left orphans alone who struggle to live. They also proposed a solution to reduce famine that is to treat people with HIV disease first. Nowadays people prefer to be resilient and watch instead of helping them. ( Wall p. 1236) Before jumping to the conclusion, they talked about malnutrition that is related to HIV because sick people are the one who have higher nutritional needs. The article ended by a demand to take action in order to save people's life.
Analysis: From this article I learned much more the impact of HIV in Africa and how it affects their work. It is a killer disease that is killing many adults and leave poor children alone who are too young to face this life by their own. It is also unbelievable that people instead of staying in their continent to find solution prefer to migrate at developed countries where they worked like slaves. In a paragraph in the article, it is said that some people used to skip meals for weeks because they do not have another choice. It is credible enough since I took it from ProQuest. It brngs up another inquiry that is where those people are getting this disease from? While nobody has found a cure for it yet since it a dangerous illness? Why people are ignoring Africa? Reflection: This article completed the rest of articles I have read so far. It made clear the article of David Masci " Famine in Africa" where he also talked about HIV but no that much.
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Why Africa needs agricultural biotech?Summary: In the article ," Why Africa needs agricultural biotech?" written by Florence Wambugu. The author first started by pointing out the issue about Genetics Modified food. He explained different opinions people have especially in Europe about GM food. Some consequences such as poisoning, emphasized that GM food are not safe at all. However, Americans support this food because they have been eating it for years without being sick. He finally stated that Africa should not die when they can use GM food to increase their production and save their life. the author's point is that Africa needs biotechnology agriculture to save their life. She concluded by pointing out that Africa does not have skilled farmers to perform this new techniques. Since Africa missed the green revolution that benefit for Asia, it should not miss this great opportunity. Analysis: The author did a good job to present the reasons why Africa need special intervention to fight famine. She used often simple structures to help go through the article easily. She uses pathos often to communicate some emotions and the necessity to take action as soon as possible. Reflection: This article was very benefit and helped me to learn another solution apart from aid from developing countries. However, I red in the article " Famine in Africa" by David Masci where the president of Zimbabwe did not want his population to eat GM food to avoid disease in his country. Why to encourage a method that will kill people in the future? Wambugu, Florence. "Why Africa Needs Agricultural Biotech." Nature, vol. 400, no. 6739, 1999, pp. 15-16ResearchLibrary,http://ezproxy.cpcc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/204479642?accountid=10008.doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/21771. Hunger in Africa Summary: In the article “Hunger in Africa: the link between Unhealthy people and unhealthy soil”, the authors Sacnhez, Pedro A; and Swaminathan talked in few paragraphs about the situation of Africa. The authors started by emphasizing more about common problems that Africa is facing apart from famine such as HIV/AID, death rate that increases because of infections and inadequate sanitation. They stated the cause of famine in Africa. Among those causes, they are the lack of participation in green revolution; the lack of some agriculture knowledge by farmers. Many farmers do not use irrigation, but they prefer to relay on rainfall that is not as regular as expected. Also, they emphasized on the fact that Africa’s soil is a catastrophe and needs fertilization to stimulate it. Finally, they proposed solutions to help Africa to get out of that dark and sinister problem. They proposed that the farmers need to be instructed so that they can learn how to do a productive agriculture. They concluded their thoughts with a motivation sentence that involves everyone to take action. They said, “In Asia, hunger was reduced decisively within a generation. It is now time, and feasible, to do the same for Africa.”
Analysis: The article was interested and full of new information. I like the author’s style that is in few sentences they could bring much information. I learned another cause of famine in Africa is the Africans themselves because of lack of knowledge such as new techniques and chemicals products that can increase and double the production. The article is clear, but complicated. It made me wonder why Africa was not included in Green Revolution that happened between 1930 and late 1960? Why should farmers use chemicals products while the soil the most fertile? Reflection: The article was different from the first article about ‘’Famine in Africa” by David Masci according to causes they offered and solutions. But it was more information to complete my research about starvation in Africa. Sanchez, Pedro A., and M. S. Swaminathan. "Hunger in Africa: The Link between Unhealthy People and Unhealthy Soils." The Lancet, vol. 365, no. 9457, 2005, pp. 442-4 Research Library, http://ezproxy.cpcc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/199013563?accountid=10008. Summary: In the article “Famine in Africa”, the author David Masci explains the problem and stated solution to this problem. He started first by explaining how despite famine, the president of Zambia refuses to allow Genetics Modified food in his country because safety. While people are dying from starvation, he completely refused GM food because it will be more harmful than helpful by causing other type of illnesses such as cancer and obesity. The author also pointed out two different types of helps that are offered by developed countries. The United States prefer to send food to starved people, while Europe prefer to give money because according to them it will be faster and more efficient. Finally, the author emphasized on one of the reason of starvation that is AIDS. This disease is killing a lot of woman in Africa that farmers are left alone for agriculture. He also pointed out another reason that is very common; the fact that some authorities let protesters to starve so that they can stop the revolution. Analysis: The author explained each point in a clear and simply way. I liked because it helped to have much information in one article about my topic. However, he used much quotes and citations that make the article weak. It was very clear in the beginning, however it get complicated in the end where he talked about the reasons such as AIDS. The article helped me to be more interested in the topic, and helped me to discover a lot. The article is very sensitive because the author used many touching words to describe how bad the situation is. Reflection: I liked the article because it was large and full of interested information. It is the best article I read so far that bring out the few origins of famine from the past. The author used a lot of charts and graphs to make himself clear by comparing the situation of each country in Africa because each country has its level of famine. I felt pain when I saw the first picture of the article that was a mother handing the thinnest kid I have never seen in my all life. That was very touchy and gave the all-purpose of the article itself. Colman, David. "Famine in Africa: Causes, Responses and Prevention." The Journal of Development Studies, vol. 36, no. 3, 2000, pp. 172-174 Research Library, ezproxy.cpcc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/220603430?accountid=10008. "Redirect Notice". Google.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 19 Feb. 2017. |
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