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toubab1020
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 Posted - 14 Oct 2009 : 12:34:35
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Moe, very happy your repairs are going well,thanks,
I agree with what you say about the soil,I also feel that you are completely right when you say"You have to remember that we don't have the material or the know how of manufacturing and service processing. We lack the technology and that would be the long term benefit of being self sufficient "
So,to tidy things up we have:
1)Limitations on the type of "development that can be achieved in the medium term
2)limitations on the type of foodstuffs that can be grown
3)Large scale commercial fishing is not an option (no big boats,licences already sold for cash )
4)Insufficient indepth knowledge and equipment to have a "Silicon Valley" in Gambia in the medium term.
5)Attitudinal change is required in the male culture.
These are only a few of the things that I have thought about,given that the above are the identifiers of what cannot be achieved in the medium term,then what CAN be achieved,might I suggest.
1)Wonjo (Bissap)growing,processed in bulk at central points,maybe using available drinks producing facilities (julbrew ?)to do this,the plant from which wonjo is made grows readily in The Gambia.Growers can transport the flowers to local buying points (where they would be paid,not credited).
2) Mangos,to start,select and pack into boxes for export by cargo plane to Europe and elswhere.Later processing plant.
3)Get the groundnut business back on track,Gambians know how to grow these.
3)The Freeport facility that is already underway should be expanded.
4) Banking........a possibility.............BUT.........I dont think
universal creditability exists yet for this to work well.
Moe just a few of my opinions for development,Gambians have a feeling that YOU MUST START BIG, I think that is wrong I think that you should start from a point the YOU can afford without being saddled with debt which you can never hope to repay ever.
Any thoughts anybody?
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Originally posted by Moe
I don't mistaken a clear high heel diva when i meet one  .I only smoke "Manish" and "banti yomba" anything else is off the radar. you said the "Gambian soil isn't fertile enough and the land tenure system really sucks for commercial farming" this is unless you aint been up country during the rainy season ,the soil consistency is not favourable but it is quite possible.
You have to remember that we don't have the material or the know how of manufacturing and service processing. We lack the technology and that would be the long term benefit of being self sufficient first. ...............................................peace quote:
Originally posted by Prince
Yo Moe, tell us, is someone else using your password? At times like this, you make complete sense... but most of the time, you go completely wacko! So, please stop smoking whatever is making you call nice people "clear-heel diva"!
Talking about Gambian exports; i don't think Gambia should focus on Agriculture. I know the "chief farmer" genuinely means well and he believes that going "back to the land" should help us develop. But i disagree with the idea farming towards industrialization, because the Gambian soil isn't fertile enough and the land tenure system really sucks for commercial farming.
Seriously, no country develops with hoe-carrying farmers or back breaking menial agriculturist. It is a waste of time and resources to urge everyone to "go back to the barren land." The idea of self-sufficiency is redundant and belongs to the cold-war era. it's out dated. We should focus more on our comparative advantages in other sectors... We should work more of modeling our economy like the Asian tigers (manufacturing and service).
You and I know that most youths won't go back subsistence agriculture... the realistic agenda should be formulated to prepare them for the manufacturing and service industries.
No genuinely industrialized country has more than 10% of its population farming!!
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 14 Oct 2009 15:53:12 |
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Moe
USA
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Posted - 15 Oct 2009 : 07:12:33
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Alright toubab if you don't try to raise me i will not tell you what i think of you so if we have a deal we can be friends again ,bantaba has no room for the enemy business.I cant help but further agree with your analysis ,Being self sufficient has to start from the grass root levels and as long as we stop our dependency on subsistence farming and focus on think big attitude.The average farmer in Gambia plants just enough to sustain his family for the year and possibly a few bags to sell for money but whats lacking is the initiative to take it one step further ,for generations ,they survived off a subsistence farming and the acidity of the soil has never been an issue therefore with all the technology drought resistant plants and fertilizers agriculture should be the booming industry ,it is the most important basic need anyways............................................Peace
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Oct 2009 : 11:06:15
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I cannot promise not to "raise you" if what I think is not what you think,that would not be good for anybody,it dosn't really matter what you think of another person even if you disagree with them,so what? Anyway enough of that unnecessary stuff.I again agree with you in what you say here,from my experience with Gambian farmers they have not got the will to change their thinking (attitudinal change) to grow more would be fine,but in their minds they appear to think,I cannot grow more seed is expensive,I cannot grow more because it might be a poor harvest, I cannot grow more because my crops may become sick,I don't have the money to buy seed after I have bought my wife a new dress,if I dont buy a new dress she will lose face in the village,I will only grow enough to manage my father managed and so I will manage in the same way.What can you tell this man? No problem seed is now free,you grow many more bags and we will buy from you at a very good price and pay cash when you bring the bags,I have no idea how to make these things happen.
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