Joe,

I hope now that we are finish with all the monkey stories.If these people are
saying that farmers are paid and farmers are saying that they have not receive
their monies,I have no time to think twice,I am convience that it is the
farmers who are speaking the truth.

For Freedom
Saiks











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>I am glad that farmers in the country are beginning to affirm themselves.
>They are speaking out and if they are not heard, my friends, we may see half
>of them just grow food for their own consumption, or take to the streets and
>I cannot guarantee you the aftermath.  When either option happens, I do want
>to hear hungry folks or folks that could not go to work to scrape a living
>come here to cry over our shoulders.  I guarantee you, you will not be
>heard, wailing and all.  Hopefully, the road to liberation for our farmers
>has begun.  Please read on.
>
>Chi Jaama
>
>Joe Sambou
>
>Groundnut Issues: Farmers Voice Out Their Concern On Govt’s Failed Promise
>
>Once again it was the groundnut issue that was on the spot light with the
>farmers themselves narrating their plight on credit buying over Radio I FM’s
>Sunday newshours moderated by Seedy Ceesay and monitored by this reporter
>last weekend. Four farmers drawn from three of the five administrative areas
>in the country were at the studios of the said radio, namely Alagie Karamo
>Faati of Central Badibu in the NBD, Alhajie Suntu Darboe of Nuimi Lamin also
>in the NBD, Alagie Burama Sagnia from the Upper River Division and one
>Alajie Jerry from Fulladu in the central River Division.
>
>According to Karamo Faati, all the youths in their area have abandonned
>farming and travelled to the Greater Banjul Area as a result of the failure
>to market their groundnuts leading to their frustration. When asked as to
>the statement made by the government that all the monies owned to the
>farmers were being paid, Mr. Faati in replied said he being an oldman of 70
>years would not at a public forum like the radio say anything that is not
>true or baseless. He further explained that whenever the president is on his
>annual meet the people’s tour, they would only allow APRC supporters to
>speak about their plight and these people always choose to be silent about
>it to feign their total loyalty to Jammeh . “We are here for Allah and for
>you.
>
>For me, I only blame my fellow farmers for our problems as they failed to
>voice them out’’. On the issue of President Jammeh’s donation of tractors,
>Mr. Faati claimed that these tractors are only used for APRC women rice
>fields and are never seen in any farms owned by men. He finally called on
>the government to have a clear cut plan for the farmers well before the
>rainy season starts. Burama Sagnia of URD said be cannot abandon farming
>because it is the only livelihood he has but added that this government is
>totally disappointing them for not providing or facilitating reliable
>markets for their groundnuts. For him, he could not have his money for his
>groundnuts.
>
>“ Koriteh came and passed, tabaski came and passed and I even had to borrow
>money here and there to pay for my child’s school fees. Myself and my family
>depend on coos for our meals as we don’t have money to buy a bag of rice.
>“Almost everyday they would tell us that our money would come. I would then
>ride my bicycle to the secco only to be asked to come the following day.”
>According to Sagnia, he and others had to go and sell their groundnuts
>across the border to the local lumos. Suntu Darboe of Nuimi Lamin said, he
>decided to grow only coos last year because of the frustration he
>encountered trying to receive money for his groundnut. According to Alagie
>Jerry, although he stays with farmers, his job is purely business which does
>not allow him to stay one place therefore he would not know whether farmers
>received their money or not.
>
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