Comment on Growing demand for local products in Africa's €1bn baby food market
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Gosh if only there was some kind of breast milk 90%* of people could use instead of powdered formulated, sugary cow’s breast milk.
*I understand a small percentage of women cannot produce their own breast milk, or not enough due to medical issues - for them formula is a necessity. However, over 60% of babies under 6-months in Africa use formula.
luierik@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Ever wondered why that is exactly? They were manipulated, lied to, and more.
wits.ac.za/…/why-south-african-moms-buy-commercia…
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m well aware, another of Nestlé’s evils. Nothing about either of our points in the article though, which assumes its purely a supply problem and doesn’t offer the obvious solution: public education programs to encourage mothers to prioritize breast milk over formula. They speak of it primarily as a business problem.