Sister Jabou Joh,
You are quite right. It is precisely because of your experience of
agriculture at home and elsewhere in the continent that you can provide
first-hand knowledge where the rest of us might be found wanting.
I am looking forward to your contribution on this matter. Ramading
blessing to the entire family.
Many many thanks,
Momodou
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Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: "SunuGaal"/ brother Sidibeh
> 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,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> 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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