Partly because of anguish that they failed to anticipate Ethiopia's 1984–85 famine, and partly to cajole rich countries into giving lots of food, aid workers do tend to err on the side of exaggeration.
Partly because of anguish that they failed to anticipate Ethiopia's 1984–85 famine, and partly to cajole rich countries into giving lots of food, aid workers do tend to behave in a manner which favours exaggeration.