Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Asia, agricultural economies and starvation

The developing economies are facing the wrath of development perhaps. These economies are traditionally agricultural but rising demands in the city attract the rural populace to come in search of opportunies. The harsh reality hits home only later when they realise that food in the cities in not as easy to come by as in the rural areas.

The scarcity of food is also party due to the forgotten and abondened Green Revolution. In the crazy frenzy to become developed and educated, the governments seem to forget that food is a nessacity. To add to the voes are the recent environmental issues of drought and floods. I feel it is nessary for the asian nations atleast to define what they want to identify as development and work towards their definition. It's time we all question what does "Developed India
mean. Is it overflowing overcrowded cities, or villages and cities that provide ample opportunity to make either as career options and vehicles of growth.

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