Dr. Jaiteh, Ramadan mubarak. State run farm aka equals Jammeh farms. Reducing Gambian youths to stipend recipients instead of full independent employment...talk about controlling the people; their earning capacity and independence? Blurring the line editorial a while back: http://gainako.com/?p=964 Thanks Demba On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Can someone help us here? Is the 600ha area in question the old (1990s) > Jahally Pacharr rice scheme? Does it mean the land is being re-allocated to > the Ministry of Youth and Sports? What happened to the old arrangement, > i.e., Ministry of Agriculture working with local farmers? > > Minister said farm will provide job opportunity for 300 youths. In the > same breath says "the youth farms are meant to assess the young people's > level of response to the Gambian leader's back to land clarion call" and > that young people will be camped and paid some stipend to cultivate the > farm. > > Where are the funds for the camping and stipend coming from? If the youth > are paid stipend then who owns and controls the produce? > > Is the Youth Agriculture and Fishing Initiative (YAFI) an arm of the APRC > Political Bureau or just a coincidence that the administrative secretary of > the APRC Political Bureau happens to be the chairman to the YAFI? > > I sincerely hope this government quickly learn that, re-possessing > farmland from life-long farmers just to established state-run farms is no > way to feed a nation, if that is their goal. > > Malanding Jaiteh > > > > 600 hectares of rice to be cultivated in Jahally Pacharr > Africa <http://observer.gm/africa/news> $B"d (B Gambia<http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/news> > > Tuesday, July 16, 2013 > *The minister of Youth and Sports has revealed plans to cultivate a > 600-hectare rice field in Jahally Pacharr, Central River Region. Alieu > Kebba Jammeh was speaking to the Daily Observer in Sapu on day-five of his > nation-wide tour various youth farms in the provincial Gambia. * > > Minister Jammeh is accompanied by the $B!F (BYouth in Agriculture and Fishing > Initiative $B!G (B,-a youth committee setup by the Ministry of Youth and Sports > with a view to encouraging Gambian youths to venture into both agriculture > and fishing. The youth and sports minister said the farm will provide job > opportunity for about three hundred youths. > > The nation-wide tour which led the minister and delegation to various > youth farms was meant to assess young people $B!G (Bs level of response to the > Gambian leader $B!G (Bs back to the land clarion call. > > The tour followed His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya > Jammeh $B!G (Bs dialogue with the people $B!G (Bs tour in which he made a sweeping call > on the entire nation particularly the youth folks to go back to the land > and eat what they grow. The tour also availed the Youth in Agriculture and > Fishing Initiative committee the opportunity to meet the young people > across the country in order to know their constraints. > > Minister Jammeh, while addressing scores of youths in Sapu, disclosed that > the proposed 600 hectare farm would be cultivated by the young people whom > he said would be given the opportunity to camp together purposely for that. > He spoke of government $B!G (Bs resolve to allocate an undisclosed stipend for > the youths who will be working on the farm. $B!H (BWe want this project to be > expanded if this one is successful so that the nation $B!G (Bs drive towards food > self-sufficiency could be realized, $B!I (B he stated. He added that the proceeds > of the youth farms would be further invested in Agriculture to make the > sector more lucrative for the youths. > > The national youth mobilizer Pierre Minteh, expressed confidence in the > young people of CRR, while commending them for their willingness to > shoulder such a huge responsibility in the interest of nation building. He > challenged the youths of the region to be more proactive in the drive > towards food self-sufficiency and urged them not to betray the trust > bestowed on them by the country $B!G (Bs leadership. > > For his part, the administrative secretary of the APRC Political Bureau, > who is also the chairman to the Youth in Agriculture and Fishing > initiative, Bakary Jaiteh, reminded the youths of CRR that it is only > through commitment and loyalty that they can achieve their draem. He > called on the Ministry of Youth and Sports to try and address the > constraints and respond to the requests made by the youths of the country, > particularly those willing to work for the interest of the nation. He > called for concerted efforts among the youths of the country irrespective > of their individual differences for the success of the farms. > > A youth leader in CRR Alhaji Muhammed Fatty reaffirmed the dedication of > the young people of his region to the president $B!G (Bs call. He challenged the > Ministry of Youth and Sports to work side-by-side with the Ministry of > Agriculture to expedite the implementation of the farm. > > The Regional agriculture director of CRR Kasim Touray said the 600 hectare > rice field requires huge investment and hard work noting that the land has > not been cultivated for a long time. A youth leader Dawda Mballow also > assured the delegation of the readiness of the youths of the area to > participate in the cultivation of the farm. > > A senior agricultural officer in the region, Muhammed Tambajang called for > the timely support of the ministry and youth and sports. > > The delegation also visited various youth farms in Upper, Central and > Lower River Regions. > Author: *Bekai Njie* > > $B$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (B To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives > of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: > http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] $B$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (B > -- *"Be the change you want to see in the World"* ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤