I don't know if I'm right about this. I suspect I'm half right. When the governments of the west give millions of dollars to African governments, doesn't that devalue each unit of currency that's already there, effectively taking money out of the hands of African people and putting it in the hands of the governments instead?
i don't understand why national currency would be devalued.... if anything, with aid benefits it would increase in value.
I don't know about that, but I'd say it's a pretty safe bet the main reason we give them aid is to make them dependant on us, not to mention trap them in such insane amounts of debt they have no chance of ever getting out.
when money is given through the international money fund.... there's a bunch of policies attached.... saps right?... which force the country to devalue its currency. do most third-world aid packages have saps attached?
they shouldnt receive any money from us at all considering we've given them billions already and most of it goes to the warlords and dictators. peace screw
Yeah, I think you're right, that's one of the erms of the aid packages. Well, we're only appearing to help them, in reality we're fucking them pretty hard.
Do you really think we're merely doing it out of the kindness of our hearts with no ulterior motives? Food aid also, basically we give them the shit they need so they stay dependant, and build up no infrastructure, so no matter what happens they will fail.
“Breaking the Cycle of Famine” http://www.nepad.org/2005/files/home.php The G-8, through its “Breaking the Cycle of Famine” initiative, is engaged with the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and others to improve agricultural productivity in Africa. We will continue to work with NEPAD to support its Comprehensive Agriculture Action Plan, including through more sustainable land and water management, market-oriented agricultural policies, improved infrastructure, access to finance, more developed regional markets, and science and technology. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/06/20050607-3.html
i expect that we will give them lots of seed with terminator technologies and prevent them from saving seed and keep them dependant on monsanto!! are tax dollars will go to buy seed every year and pay monsanto royalties on there patented crops!
Well, we did go over there and plunder all thier natural resources and basically leave thier countries eye-deep in shit.
It seems monsanto have been in africa a very long time already... In the early 1990s, Monsanto adopted a vision of "abundant Food and a Healthy Environment", which had a goal to help increase food production in developing countries. It was then that Monsanto initiated its Smallholder Program to facilitate the sharing and transfer of technologies needed by resource poor smallholder farmers in Africa. The program, which has assisted hundreds of thousands of small holders families in Africa over the past decade, collaborates with a variety of partners, including local communities, government entities, public and private sector institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as Sasakawa Global 2000 and Winrock International. Together, Monsanto and its partners work to understand the full range of needs that smallholder farmers have in order to provide enough food for their families. The solutions provided to small holders are often a package of existing commercial technologies, including improved seeds, biotechnology traits where approved and applicable, conservation tillage practices, crop protection products and other input, as well as training and technical assistance. Monsanto and its partners also often provide for self help group formation, support for the creation of other income generating activities, access to micro credit, as well as linkages to grain traders and processors who purchase surplus crops, produced as a result of the improved technology package. Smallholder families participating in these programs have experienced an increase in social, economic, and environmental benefits, including an increase in food security and income. In 2003, the Monsanto Small older program is participating in 26 projects in 17 countries, reaching more than 2.3 million smallholder farming families. These include countries such as Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. http://www.monsantoafrica.com/layout/about_us/default.asp
hehe ive done some reserch on monsanto and i dont beleive a thing they say if you cant save seed you are dependant on them they are buying seed companys left and right "improved seed" is a joke! at best if pollen from monsanto seed pollinats a nearby farmers crop and that farmer saves seed monsanto goes in and says you owe us x amount ill post a link in a few min. or tomorrow night!
touchy are we war lords dictators try this http://www.mindfully.org/ge/2005/indian-seed-act14feb05.htm war is fought with many tools you fucking idiot!
great find hippy Not Found The requested URL /ge/2005/indian-seed-act14feb05.htm was not found on this server. fuckin dumbass lol screw
