Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
This is VERY VERY FUKKIN SAD....
Warning: You may cry watching this
Warning: You may cry watching this
❗ Very Horribly Sad! Madagascar On The Frontline Of A Climate Change Famine
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So, no African Nations stepping-up to help them or was that omitted from the video?
Godless Socialist CEO
Superstar
But The Coli Capitalists told me Climate Change is fake and should only focus on making money
This planet going to the point of no return.
Capitalism really is going to kill us all. The pursuit of money above all else is the purest form of poison
Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
Listen mannnnnnnnnnnn
You guys need to STOP this nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Capitalism will kill you says one side of the fence, socialism will kill you says the other side.
Do not focus on capitalism vs socialism, just focus on the removal of corruption.
You are fighting from the stance of one side of the fence, which is division of people that the elites createddddd....
That's what they WANT ya'll to focus on
Godless Socialist CEO
Superstar
Corruption stems directly from capitalism, the fight against capitalism IS the fight against corruption.
Mike Nasty
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A google search of just Madagascar reveals it's pretty real.I'm very weary off these stories, especially when they involve these charity organizations
But The Coli Capitalists told me Climate Change is fake and should only focus on making money
This planet going to the point of no return.
I'm not sure about this story because Madagascar chief export crop is Vanilla Beans and they supply the majority of the world supply. For those that are in the know the price of Vanilla was up 80% a couple of years ago and was climbing and at the same time the demand was outpacing the supply so they were making CRAZY profits on it. Like Vanilla was/is worth more than any illegal drug. This news story showing people starving but this is more of a problem with government corruption because THEY DEFINITELY have money to aid these folks.
Mexican Vanilla which is used as a cheap substitute was like $130 a gallon and Madagascar Vanilla was $350 a gallon. Also Vanilla is a drought tolerable crop
BmoreGorilla
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I’m not saying climate change isn’t real. But a lot of the famines you see in African countries are a result of colonization. European countries went over there and fukked with some of those countries agricultural practices and fukked the land up. Madagascar been steady having famines since 1980. 20 years after they became independent
Mike Nasty
Veteran
They would only make crazy profits if they had the supply to meet the demand. It's probably the reason the price is up 80%.
Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
That is just complete nonsense
You are just talking partisan talk
zero logic
Check the Pelosi thread
Madagascar: Thousands Migrate North to Escape Hunger and Drought
By Kizzi Asala
and Volana Razafimanantsoa
with AFP
Last updated: 03/02/2021
Challenges with famine and drought in the Southern region of Madagascar. -
Head North for Work and Food
The World Bank and the United States donated $200 million to Madagascar to fight hunger in the south — from where thousands of Malagasy locals are also fleeing drought.
This comes as climate change consequences compounded by the lockdown in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, see a higher number of migrants than in previous years.
Soazoloke Tsimarivo, a migrant from the south, shares the recent choice he made to seek better opportunities, "I only had two zebus, I got them sold for around 146 dollars and used the money to finance my trip with my children."
The family heads North in the hopes of finding work in the vanilla production industry as thousands of men from the south leave to work elsewhere for a few months before returning home — sometimes with women and children by their side.
As is the case of Mara who left everything to grow cassava in the north-west, "I sold my house and my land for about 53 dollars when I had bought it for 266 dollars. I was so sad, I even had tears in my eyes.
A Tougher than Usual Year in Madagascar
Famine hit the Androy and Anosy regions harder than usual in 2020.
In a local health centre in southern Madagascar, the number of malnourished children doubled in one year.
At the age of 4, Pascaline Kazonomentsoa's daughter weighs less than 13 kilos, which is the weight of a 2 and a half-year-old child. She shares how she copes with the food insecurity situation, "We have nothing to eat, we eat tamarind. I mix the tamarind with food supplement and add clay. That's what I give my daughter because otherwise, she stays hungry."
To fight against hunger, the state plans to build pipelines in 4 major rivers. The project, scheduled to begin this year, costs $280 million. But so far, only $20 million has been released.
Simon Robison Randriatsiferana, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Water, outlined the project in view.
"We are going to exploit the EFAHO river by creating water arrivals to the Ambovombe plain. Thanks to this, there will be a plain of 120,000 hectares which will be arable. If this project becomes a reality, this plain will be able to meet the water and food needs of the entire southern part of the country. Up to 250,000 people will be able to benefit from this project".
Context
Volana Razafimanantsoa, a correspondent for Africanews in Madagascar summarises the current state of affairs:
Another government project foresees to grant thousands of hectares of arable land to 1500 migrant families.
The project takes place in Tsiroanomandidy, a 5-hour drive from Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital. But so far, only 19 families have agreed to relocate
The level of corruption is
Thanks, will do.