lves, mother countries had colonies simply produce one or a few major goods the mother country needed. Colonies were exploited of many of their resources and certain crops were no longer grown in order for the colonist to focus on the certain needs of the mother country.
             To make a long story short, in the long run this crippled the future economies of third world nations, which still lingers today. In Senegal, peanut farming is still the number one export and main source of income for that nation since colonial times. Compounded with the problem of few tools, a dry climate and little drinking water Senegal is dependent on the earnings of the peanut which is the only true plant that can grow in the heat. This earning is very small yet since there are few other ways in this country to earn a living, people have to do what it takes to get by and be able to eat. People cannot eat on peanuts alone. Also cited in the movie Roots of Hunger one farmer explains that without tools and running water, there isn't much else for people to do but find temporary ways to get by. Having those things goes a lot further than just being given money to eat here and there.
             Earning money in third world countries to feed mouths takes a terrible amount of patience. To earn money in a third world country, there has to be a good or service that the people can not only afford but is in high demand; it is very hard for both of those factors to come together. Brazil has been on the fence, so to speak with elevating themselves from third world status. There are many rich citizens of that country and many members of the middle class living happy lives. However, unlike the United States or other nations Brazil tried to emulate there was no "trickle down effect" or rather, few of the monies earned would reach the poor
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