The flipside of the wealthy and the curse is humanitarian donations.

Since Somalia has struggled with food insecurity throughout the course of the last several decades, a common issue that arises is: who is to blame for the persistent pains of hunger that have been experienced by the vast majority of Somalia’s citizens?

According to the opinions of some experts, the lack of food security in Somalia may be traced back to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). These organizations are in the hot seat for advocating laws that limit the growth of farms, turning Somali farmers into beggars, even though they have a budget that comes from the international community that is in the multi-million-dollar range.

Ironically, the World Food Programme (WFP), which is not only the food-assistance body of the United Nations but also the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security, has been in Somalia for a very long time, claiming to improve food security in Somalia but with zero achievements. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has also been there. On the other hand, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is a specialized body that is in charge of leading worldwide efforts to end hunger.

According to Somali academics working in the agricultural sector, the WFP and FAO are putting restrictions on the country’s agricultural productivity. Farmers who found the activities of certain WFP and FAO employees to be annoying shared these thoughts and said that the two organizations function as what the farmers refer to as “the ministry of agriculture in Somalia.”

In addition to gifts of food in general, the groups are making life difficult for farmers by introducing their low-priced goods and products into the market. When it comes to preventing farmers from cultivating crops, one strategy that seems to be popular with the WFP and FAO is to time their food assistance disbursements to coincide with the harvest season of the nation. This is a situation that, according to the opinions of several experts, is designed to discourage farmers from cultivating crops and lowers the value of the products they do cultivate.