Dr. Jaiteh,

Thank you for sharing this story... exactly what we discussed just a few
days ago... This government simply have no clue what the heck they are
doing... anything that does not run according to his excellencies way is
illegal, and anything that grands citizens the freedom to own and market
themselves is sabotage and treasonable... where are we heading Gambia?

Thanks again for sharing...

Demba

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> Another statement from the Office of the President, this time calling "*for
> an immediate stop by certain non-authorised operators (un-registered by
> ASPA) purchasing groundnuts from farmers during the current trade season
> saying it is violating the rules of the trade and government $B!G (Bs
> liberalisation of the official groundnut market.*" The statement went on
> to notify "all operators that it is a policy of the government that
> groundnuts should not be exported without value addition."   The
> statement went on to say "Security forces are advised to ensure that not
> a single nut produced in The Gambia is sold and exported illegally."
>
> It begs the question, what "value addition" is and for whom?  Once all
> "non-authorised operators" are stopped,  farmers will be left with no
> choice but to surrender their hard earn groundnuts to the "legitimate"
> dealer. Talk of "liberalisation of the official groundnut market" while
> denying competition. Not surprising that some like to believe that you can
> save your cake by eating it.
>
> And to disguise this official  "addu calpeh" in the form of reminding
> farmers,  "of the huge inputs by government in the form of seeds and
> fertilizer."  Are Gambia farmers share-croppers or  "shrugga"? They can not
> chose what they do with their farm produce? At least the communists were
> brave to say that nobody own anything and communal farms with state control
> distribution and marketing centers were the way to go.  To say "farmers found
> violating this ban will also be dealt with accordingly";  thats some
> cojones, excuse my Spanish!
>
> No wonder people are leaving the farm in droves.
>
> Malanding Jaiteh
>
> courtesy:
> http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/non-authorised-operators-in-the-gnut-trade-season-warned
> non-authorised operators in the G/NUT trade season WARNED
> Africa <http://observer.gm/africa/news>  $B"d (B Gambia<http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/news>
>  Friday, January 04, 2013
>
> *The Office of the President has called for an immediate stop by certain
> non-authorised operators (un-registered by ASPA) purchasing groundnuts from
> farmers during the current trade season saying it is violating the rules of
> the trade and government $B!G (Bs liberalisation of the official groundnut market.
> *
>
> A press release from State House says that this practice must stop with
> immediate effect and any company or individual found guilty of violating
> these policies will pay a heavy price.
>
> *The release reads:*
>
> It has come to the notice of the office of the President that certain
> non-authorised operators (un-registered by ASPA) have been purchasing
> groundnuts from farmers during the current trade season thereby violating
> the rules of the trade and government $B!G (Bs liberalisation of the official
> groundnut market.This practice must stop with immediate effect.
>
> Concurrently, it is being brought to the notice of all operators that it
> is a policy of the government that groundnuts should not be exported
> without value addition.Any company or individual found guilty of violating
> these policies will pay a heavy price.Security forces are advised to ensure
> that not a single nut produced in The Gambia is sold and exported illegally.
>
> Gambian farmers are hereby reminded of the huge inputs by government in
> the form of seeds and fertilizer.Farmers found violating this ban will also
> be dealt with accordingly. Farmers are also being advised to be careful
> about operators that purchase their produce on credit.In the event of a
> problem between such farmers and credit-buyers, government will not
> intervene to help the farmer recover his/her cash or produce.
>  Author: *Daily Observer*
>
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