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In a land of plenty, why do they still go hungry?

Published December 1, 2008, 7:46 am, Guardian Unlimited

Tuesday is market day in Katine. Sprawling off a dirt track are a series of mud-brick structures with thatched roofs held aloft by tree branches. Agnes Amwola walked for four hours to sell cassava here. Philipe Ochan is watching his cows graze in the heat. Joseph Eyapu is bringing down his cleaver to separate sheep, goat and bull meat from bone. But few people are buying. Piles of beans, ...

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