European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I r s a �s4 Ltd v 3? a to. F4> 5 if. X Volt Vav pfc a a a a a a a t Ais i a a a amp amp a \ it it amp amp a a a a a a we a a a Ajka Foj l a rvs a v it a a an air Force c-130, flying out of Mombasa Kenya delivers sorghum to Bairoa Somalia. Sas Gary Miller air Force c-130 Crews carry the Load but miss out on the Good they do by Steve scholar staff writer 5 the c-130 circled Over the Barren wasteland around Bairoa Somalia the Crew readied for a Landing that would allow the cargo of sorghum and Beans to be unloaded without turning off the engines. Known As an Quot engines running offload Quot the Man Euver would be Quick. Less than five minutes on the ground and then Back in the air while the food would be sped by vehicle to the nearby feeding Center. The food is a magical meal that Over time eliminates sunken eyes distended stomachs and abnormal Bowel movements and helps bring Many somalis Back from the Brink of death. Despite numerous potholes in Bairoa s old Airstrip the Landing is relatively smooth. With the Load gone the aging Hercules cargo plane begins to rattle and is soon off the runway and on to another lifesaving Stop. Some marines and soldiers say the air Force has the Best Mission going. Quot they just drop off the food and leave. They Don t have to go and see the feeding centers where the dying process has been slowed by the influx of food but not stopped altogether a said one disgruntled Soldier who asked to remain Anonymous. Although some May feel the air Force is less directly involved col. Jon l. Martinson commander of the Airlift air Force unit at Moi International Airport at Mombasa Kenya pointed out that without the Airlift the food would t get in country. Quot our people feet Good about what we re doing. You Don t have to go to a feeding Center to know what we re doing is saving lives. Quot we see somalis unloading our cargo so we know Quot Martinson said. Most Crews would rather Fly food even two or three times a Day than bring in a Load of fuel Martinson said. He noted that All air Force people at Mombasa Are required to Fly on a food Mission within several Days of their arrival. Quot we want them to know Why they re Here Quot he said. Staff sgt. Ken Rifenberry a Load master from the 463rd Airlift Wing at Dyess fab Texas said the airmen know airlifting food is keeping people alive. Quot what we re doing is saving lives. It is aiding both women and children. The Money we Are spending is Well Worth it Quot he  Crews from pilots to Load master get great satisfaction from what they do Martinson said. And he added anyone who thinks differently just does t know the air Force. . Murphy a Public affairs spokesman for the 10th Mountain div Light at fort drum n.y., denied there was any rivalry Between the services. Quot we re All part of the same team helping the people of Somalia Quot he said. Martinson emphasized that getting the food to the Camps is a team Effort Quot we Fly it in and the other services make sure it gets to the needy Quot he said. Martinson said that More than 16 coalition flights leave Mombasa daily to food delivery runs. A amps Ken George with tin can in hand a somali woman Waits for her daily ration of  Loo third world Farmers unable to compete by the associated press third world countries have trouble developing successful agricultural industries because they have a rough time competing for markets even in their own country. Poor nations of Africa Asia and latin America Are often at a disadvantage against wealthy northerners like the United states whose Trade barriers keep out some cheap agricultural imports White their treasuries heavily subsidize Export Farmers. Quot those countries that can to subsidize feel victimized Quot said Richard j. Perkins top Trade official at the . Food and agriculture organization in Rome. Government subsidies help developed world Farmerson produce and undersell the third worders even in third world markets. Quot when . Grain is being dumped in Kenya it Means there s no kenyan demand for Grain from next door in Tanzania Quot noted Abu m. Foster an agronomist who is trying to boost Grain production in Tanzania. A proposal of the Long running Quot Uruguay round Quot of global Trade talks would begin reducing barriers and subsidies in agriculture. Full liberalization of Trade in Cotton oilseed tobacco and other Quot tropical products could add $1 billion a year to the third world s Export earnings economists estimate. But for Africa the Complex Deal has a Down Side. Since global food prices would probably Rise Africa a a net food importer a would quickly be saddled with bigger food Bills. The longer term question will higher prices and better Access to world markets eventually Lead to a Boom in african agriculture the answer is critically important for a continent where per capita income has declined for two decades in part because prices on its agricultural exports have dropped by  growing Only 4 percent of ethiopian women of childbearing age report using contraceptives a a striking statistic that sums up the population dilemma of the crowded land. Quot you need More than 10 percent usage to have any Impact at All in population growth Quot said Rogelio Fernandez Castilla Ethiopia director for the . Fund for population activities. Ethiopia s population now 52 million is expanding at a rate of 3.2 percent a year. Even of millions More couples Start using pills condoms or other birth control devices and the Fertility rate drops from an average 7.5 children per woman. To 42. The population would hit 160 million within 40 years the world Bank calculates. Throughout sub saharan Africa where two dozen other countries have similar or higher growth rates population increases outstrip food production year after year. The world Bank projects the Region s population Wilt More than double to 1.2 billion by the year2025. A in an Effort to spread the word about birth control and to promote an understanding of the link Between overpopulation and food Supply Takeley Gebre an ethiopian agriculture ministry official has trained his agricultural Extension agents in birth control counselling. A but we need More help Quot he said. Wednesday March 3, 1993 a the stars and stripes 17