Why do some observers say that the multinational companies have done more harm than good in regards to solving the hunger problem?


Multinational corporations that hire indigenous people for below-subsistence wages to grow crops to be exported for profit leave little fertile land on which local farmers can grow food. Export-oriented agriculture consumes the labor, land, capital, and technology that are needed to help local families produce their own food. Besides diverting acreage from the traditional staples of the local diet, some multinational corporations also contribute to hunger through their marketing techniques, which lead consumers with limited incomes to associate products such as cola beverages, cigarettes, infant formulas, and snack foods with Western culture and prosperity.

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