Three children out of every four in Central America and Mexico go
hungry, despite abundant arable land, skilled farmers, and a
favorable climate. How did this situation develop, and why has it
been allowed to persist? In many Central American countries civil
war and social upheaval have meant that crop production lags behind
population growth. Food aid and export-led agricultural development
strategies, promoted by donor organizations and national
governments alike, have only exacerbated the situation. Development
strategies such as the extensive promotion of livestock production
have caused environmental degradation while failing to provide
affordable food for the people. Harvest of Want demonstrates how
hunger and malnutrition can exist simultaneously with growth in
agricultural production, especially if crops are destined for
foreign markets. The book shows how national and international
class interests and power relationships have meshed with donor and
debt strategies to create food and nutritional deficits in many
Central American and Mexican communities. The contributors conclude
that hunger and malnutrition are political, not technical, problems
and cannot be solved merely by improving agricultural production
practices. What is needed is a social commitment to an equitable
distribution of resources and the political will to provide for all
groups in society.
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