Articles like this help readers appreciate the scope of the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. I would like to know more, however, about the role international banking plays in the Sudanese government's agricultural export plans. Third world countries, like Sudan, seeking international loans are usually desperate to prove they are active in the competitive world market. While the results of placing the desire for international exports over the needs to the citizenry may ultimately be completely self-serving, Khartoum is certainly not alone in devaluing the worth of Darfurians. It would appear international lenders prefer to gamble on business or government consumers in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

This piece is excellent, but it could be improved with more consideration of the government's economic reasoning. Since Sudan can make more from selling their products than it would cost them to feed their people, and they receive large quantities of food aid because it is the people, not the government who will suffer, it makes economic sense to them to continue exporting. For the international community not to help them in this way could be seen as punishing them for successfully pursuing a promising agriculture industry. I don't really believe this is the case, but the article could be improved by addressing the possible wisdom (albeit amorality) of their actions.