On 21 Nov 2002 at 17:42, Dr. Alhaji S. Jeng wrote:
> Mr. Camara,
>
> Statements made on Gambian statistics, particularly when it comes to natural
> resources, should never be trusted. The reasons being that, the only unit
> charged with the regular updating of some agricultural statistics, the
> Department of Planning, under DoSA, is, like many other units, grossly
> underfunded, and lacks the basic resources necessary to carry out such a task.
>
> You see, one of the most urgent needs of our country is reliable statistics.
> Without this, meaningful planning is impaired. Probably, the state of our
> economy today can be attributed to the lack of reliable statistics on ALL of
> our nations resources, be they physical, biological or even human!
>
> So whether the statistics say 120 km2 or 20 km2, don't rely too much on the
> accuracy.
>
> Alhaji
Dr. Jeng,
Thanks for the advice. In fact I was going to ask if there were any yearly
statistics with regards to irrigated land from independent until 2001 to see if
it has been any significant progress at any given time.
Your statement below shows the importance of statistics and I could not have
said it better.
"..one of the most urgent needs of our country is reliable statistics.
Without this, meaningful planning is impaired. Probably, the state of our
economy today can be attributed to the lack of reliable statistics on ALL of
our nations resources, be they physical, biological or even human!"
Have a good weekend.
Momodou Camara*******************************************************
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara
http://www.gambia.dk
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