Sep 23, 2013 - NIGER

In the article, the four main factors that have Niger in poverty are disease, bad government, bad geography and a lack of modern technology. In Niger 1 out of 5 of its citizens are dying due to malnutrition. 262 children out of 1000 do not reach their fifth birthday because of the lack of food in the country. The scarcity of food is so drastic because of all of the obstacles in the way. The geography of Niger is not fit for the production of food, with erratic rainfall and dry land it is nearly impossible to have crops survive and upkeep...