And Then There Was Corn

America produces more food than any other nation. The largest foodcrop we produce is maize, called corn in the States. This is not because it's easiest to grow, healthiest, or best for the soil, it is because of a government subsudy to encourage farmers to grow lots of corn.

Farm subsudies let the state tell farmers how much of what food to grow. The state could accomplish the same thing by adopting a few state farms to guide farmers from inside the market.

Unfortunately, this subsudy, which is repeated in Europe, has the effect of flooding the market with corn and artificially reducing the price of corn and all crops in the 3rd world. Corn is also harsh on soils and depletes it readily. Other crops are more ecofriendly. The results are that 3rd world farmers are sunk deeper into poverty since their labor's value is reduced, depressing their economies and forcing them to rely on imported food for much of their sustenance, lending itself to malnutrition, and in some areas, illegal farming.

Furthermore, livestock genetically designed to eat hay are often fed cheaper corn, producing animals with higher body fat percentages and worse types of fats, lower growth rates, higher rates of disease, and less health nutrients. They require antibiotics and more medical treatment and farmers often use hormones to stimulate their more rapid growth on poorer diets.

We also see much more hydrogenated corn strach in our foods. To improve American health, makers of prepared foods should use less fats, salts, and sugars in their foods and more natural wholesome products.

The simplest solution to this problem is to eliminate farm subsudies.
-William Bunker

Eliminating farm subsudies will improve 3rd world economies and labor conditions by giving the farmers there a higher value product to sell. American farmers can improve the health of their livestock and their nutritient values by feeding them hay instead of corn, avoiding the expense and necessity of numerous unnatural practices. Free farming will give Americans and world citizens a wider selection of food products to choose from. Farm guidance and farming councils can ensure that enough of each type of crop is grown to feed America and the world.

This effort, in combination with the Two Million Wells project can reduce 3rd world hunger, poverty, and disease. American and global health can flourish.