I’ve heard this term a couple of time but never actually looked into it, and it is such an alien concept to me right now. I apologise in advance for sounding dumb here.
I can understand slums and favelas having a harder time getting access to fresh food, but how come entire government-recognised and incorporated neighbourhoods with electricity, water and all those more complex services can’t have small grocery stores for basic healthy things like rice?
Whatll happen is grocery stores stop making money and start losing money, so they shut down.
Usually the explanation is extremely high theft, and usually theres evidence to support high theft. Might be bullshit, but I cant imagine a company shutting down a store that makes money.
Grocery stores don’t work for free, truckers don’t work for free, farmers don’t work for free.
Intrepetation is up to you.