Government official: A satisfactory way of eliminating chronic food shortages in our country is not easily achievable  Direct aid from other countries in the form of food shipments tends to undermine our prospects for long-term agricultural self-sufficiency  If external sources of food are delivered effectively by external institutions, local food producers and suppliers are forced out of business
On the other hand, foreign capital funneled to long-term development projects would inject so much cash into our economy that inflation would drive the price of food beyond the reach of most of our citizens
It supports the claim that the official's country must someday be agriculturally self-sufficient.