What a Nation Eats Shapes What It Tolerates

Microbiota, experimental economics, and food sovereignty: a serious hypothesis for Haiti

What a Nation Eats Shapes What It Tolerates

Produits alimentaires dans un marché (illustration)

More than half of Haitians do not eat their fill. We know the visible consequences of this catastrophe: malnutrition, disease, death. But there is another, invisible one that science is beginning to document: chronic hunger alters brain chemistry. It affects individuals’ ability to plan, to save, to invest, to choose the long term over immediate survival. Yet it is precisely this ability that underpins economic development. This article explores a troubling hypothesis: what if Haiti’s food dependency does not only destroy lives,

Si vous avez déjà créé un compte, connectez-vous pour lire la suite de cet article. Pas encore de compte ? Inscrivez-vous