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Brother Sidibeh,
Your Africa case in point as illustrated below is one of the many answers to
your question as to why we as Africans cannot feed ourselves. It is not only
what happens on the ground, but the entire global economic set up that keeps
us where we are.
I promise to come back to your question probably after the Ramadan as I have
my hands full with work in addition to trying to be more diligent during
this holy month.
Jabou Joh
In a message dated 10/7/2006 6:12:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
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Here is a West African case in point:
Italy, like all EU countries, heavily subsidise agricultural production of
its farmers. So they are able to sell paste tomato relatively cheaply to
retailers in Ghanain towns. Ghanain tomato farmers are unable to sell their
products in the same market since they cannot compete with the lower prices
of imported italian tomatoes.
Young Ghanains then migrate to the urban areas in search of work since
farming no longer remains a vaible souce of income. Unemployment in the
cities grow exponentially and many youing men therefore, risk their lives on
open fishing boats leaving the Gambia and Senegalese coasts for the nearest
European ports, again in search of work.
To help their farmers, many African governments protest by trying to raise
tariffs on imported agricultural goods (such as cheap, tatseless, frozen
chicken all over Gambia and Senegal). But then the Europeans threaten that
they will cut funds and aid they provide as subsidies to national budgets.
So no schools and clinics will be built and teachers' salaries may be unpaid
for months.
(A senior Ghanain representative illustrated this graphic arm-twisting by
the EU last year at the global forum at Davos).
This, plus the corruption and stupid economic policies of African
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