Ahhhhh, Dr. Jaiteh, what state farm. Demba summed it well. Babili Mansa will make Gambians work their backs off and in return he will come and sale the same produce/products to them.... Back to the land Babili Mansa style.... ! On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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> » 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 ‘Youth in Agriculture and Fishing >> Initiative’,-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’s level of response to the >> Gambian leader’s back to the land clarion call. >> >> The tour followed His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya >> Jammeh’s dialogue with the people’s 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’s resolve to allocate an undisclosed stipend >> for the youths who will be working on the farm. “We want this project to be >> expanded if this one is successful so that the nation’s drive towards food >> self-sufficiency could be realized,” 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’s 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’s 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* >> >> いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives >> of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: >> http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >> >> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >> http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact >> the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >> [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >> > > > > -- > *"Be the change you want to see in the World"* > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤