Hedge funds 'grabbing land' in Africa

[jah_yout]

Re: Hedge funds 'grabbing land' in Africa

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is the principle any different froom forginers owning property in jamaica?
I thought Jatropha could grow in deserts? Why waste resources?
Want to bet these corporations that grow Jatropha are considered ethical and have access to the funds?
Why did the ghanaian goverment give these corporations property rights?

Africa has waste swathes of land that are currently under productive in terms of the current models of development. Unless another model is proposed then the next ten years will see this pattern repeated. So what does any one offer? Apart from moral outrage?
Are any of these corporations ghanaian?

Land cannot be considered idle. </div></div>

once again i have to quote garvey here...
&quot;poweer is the only argument which satisfies man&quot;...

simple; the africans don't have the power to stop the former colonial players (&amp; some new players with no colonial history) from simply strong-arming africa's so-called leaders &amp; taking what they want...

they use a guy like kaddhafi as an example to show other african leaders what will happen to them if they dare challenge the big boys...
anyone who speaks up about the conspiracy by the world to crucify africa is immediately labelled a nut &amp; marked for death...
it can only work for so long, though

[MsPeaches]

Re: Hedge funds 'grabbing land' in Africa


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Black Star</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I need an extra room for a study, so let me go take over the spare room in my neighbour's flat.</div></div>



jah_yout, you're quite right with your analysis, as far as I can see.

Ghanaians (and probably other Africans) are being strong-armed by the Japanese, the Chinese, the Koreans, the Indians, the US and numerous other plunderers, and there's not a whole lot they can do about it.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
they use a guy like kaddhafi as an example to show other african leaders what will happen to them if they dare challenge the big boys...
anyone who speaks up about the conspiracy by the world to crucify africa is immediately labelled a nut &amp; marked for death...
<span style="font-weight: bold">it can only work for so long, though</span>
</div></div>

Right, right - and right again!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Are any of these corporations ghanaian?</div></div>

I couldn't really say, but maybe a few might be.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Land cannot be considered idle</div></div>

AAAAaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.........

It PAINS me to see remarks like this. We don't see our own attitudes. Even a desert is an ecosystem of its own and is valid as its own space on the planet. About 3 years ago somebody in Ghana discovered a <span style="font-weight: bold">small</span> lake that 'nobody had known about'. Within a few days there were about six plans to exploit that poor little lake, and each one would have totally polluted and destroyed it. So they may be busy right now 'developing' it, but what they are actually doing is causing its eutrophication and inevitable rapid death. So many resources, so little UNDERSTANDING!