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,
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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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