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*
>
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