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  Sister Jabou,
  That last line should read..."Ramadan blessings to the entire family".

  Momodou

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Momodou S Sidibeh" <[log in to unmask]>
  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:04 AM
  Subject: Re: "SunuGaal"/ brother Sidibeh


  >  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
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >  From: <[log in to unmask]>
  >  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  >  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,
  >  > [log in to unmask] writes:
  >  > 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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