World Hunger Traced to Colonialism and Biofuels http://www.suite101.com/content/world-hunger-traced-to-colonialism-and-biofuels-a329583

"Hunger in the under-developed nations is rapidly becoming the chief global crisis, posing questions such as who will live and who will die. Academics and humanitarian organizations trace the problem of hunger to 19th Century colonialism. But a new paradigm that involves the energy needs of industrialized nations is perpetuating the hunger crisis as the last vestiges of sustainable food production give way to the pressures of biofuels.Colonialism and the Destruction of Traditional Agricultural Patterns