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Every day, millions of tons of food are distributed to famine victims and the needy in over 80 of the world's poorest countries. Of course, donating food aid is generous and praiseworthy. It is the international community's favourite response to a crisis. But attempts to solve the problem of hunger via food aid can generate other problems, which may be less visible, but are often do just as much damage. Some of the countries which receive food aid are now asking us to stop donating it. They are saying that food aid is good for the USA, but not necessarily for Africa. The Hunger Business asks who benefits from the millions of dollars distributed by the labyrinthine network of aid agencies, and what lies behind this apparent generosity. It uses the example of the recent famine in Zambia to analyse and explore the reality behind "emergency" aid operations.

France - 2003 - 55 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Director Jihan El-Tahri Script Jihan El-Tahri Camera Frank Peter Lehmann Sound Tony Ben Susan, James Baker Editing Nadia Ben Rachid

Production Dominant 7 Productions E-mail : dominant7@free.fr

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