14.05.2018 - 03:00 [ Dr. Birsen Filip / Global Research ]

Flowers: Symbols of Love in Europe that Bring Food Insecurity to the African Nations that Produce Them

The lack of potable water has forced millions of Kenyans and Ethiopians to depend on trucks for the delivery of drinkable water every few days. However, despite the fact that children are starving, cattle are dying from dehydration and starvation, and lakes are drying up, both Kenya and Ethiopia continue to produce flowers for the European market, which draws upon scarce water resources and exacerbates shortages