... of its money to fund an extended was against neighboring Eritrea, because much of the Aid is used to finance war, it is ineffective and masses of people still starve. Similarly, in the past, most multilateral aid has been tied to participation in SAPS. Structural adjustment programs involve the recipient government following certain economic policies that have the effect of increasing foreign currency earnings. In Ethiopia's case, this has meant the donor countries supporting cash cropping. Cash cropping has failed Ethiopia in two ways, leading to its present dilemma. First, the values of the cash crops Ethiopia had planted have gone down due to an increase in world supply. Second, cash cropping has harmed Ethiopia's little arable farmland by over-exploiting it to the point where very little can be grown. Another economic reason for Ethiopia's struggling people is the reliance of the country on primary industry. Primary industries relate to ...

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