70% hike in food prices; in just one year

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 11 years ago

NDC, KNOW THAT YOU LACK INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL. REMEMBER THE QUEEN OF BRITAIN THREW A BIG BANQUET FOR EX. PRES. KUFFOUR BUT NOT FOR RAWLINGS IN HIS 19 YEAR RULE, NEITHER WILL MAHAMA,THE SOCIALIST, GET IT.I FEAR, GHANA UNDER N ...
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NDC, KNOW THAT YOU LACK INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL. REMEMBER THE QUEEN OF BRITAIN THREW A BIG BANQUET FOR EX. PRES. KUFFOUR BUT NOT FOR RAWLINGS IN HIS 19 YEAR RULE, NEITHER WILL MAHAMA,THE SOCIALIST, GET IT.I FEAR, GHANA UNDER NDC WILL BRING US NO PROSPERITY BUT GARGANTUAN RETROGRESSION!!!!! NDC, THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW YOU ARE THIEVES. WHERE IS THE US$ 46 BILLION THAT YOU HAVE BORROWED???? YOU WILL NOT GET ANY LOANS FROM ANY QUARTERS AGAIN
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

stealers!!!

stealers!!!
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

Author: OGBANJE UK.....

IT IS TRUE MY BROTHER. THIS CASE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JESUS COMES AGAIN. THOSE INVOLVED WILL SEE TO IT THAT IT DOES NOT END. FORGET ABOUT THEM AND THINK OF 2016. LOOT AND SHARE IS THE ORDER OF THE DA ...
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Author: OGBANJE UK.....

IT IS TRUE MY BROTHER. THIS CASE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JESUS COMES AGAIN. THOSE INVOLVED WILL SEE TO IT THAT IT DOES NOT END. FORGET ABOUT THEM AND THINK OF 2016. LOOT AND SHARE IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY. THIEVES EVERYWHERE.NEXT TIME THESE POLITICIANS APPROACH YOU FOR VOTES DO NOT MIND THEM . THEY WIN AND SHARE NATION'S MONIES WITH THEIR RELATIVES.LET THEM VOTE FOR THEMSELVES.
Yaa 11 years ago

We keep incurring debts & not producing jobs or using it wisely to stabilize the economy. So much time & money wasted on fruitless projects & now we're crying wolf.

We keep incurring debts & not producing jobs or using it wisely to stabilize the economy. So much time & money wasted on fruitless projects & now we're crying wolf.
MAHAMA KILLED MILLS!!!!!! 11 years ago

mahama vagina sanitary pad is pure madness!!! ONLY A FOOL WILL VOTE FOR MAHAMA AGAIN!!! GHANA IS UNDER A CURSE BECAUSE MAHAMA KILLED MILLS!!!!!!

mahama vagina sanitary pad is pure madness!!! ONLY A FOOL WILL VOTE FOR MAHAMA AGAIN!!! GHANA IS UNDER A CURSE BECAUSE MAHAMA KILLED MILLS!!!!!!
Ghana 11 years ago

Better Ghana dat.... Eiii dey beeeee keke!! An one of them called me frm Ghana asking me for a dollar....dollar my Azzzs ! Go n reverse that n there Wldnt be the need to ask for dollar frm Yankee....it's right in Ghana

Better Ghana dat.... Eiii dey beeeee keke!! An one of them called me frm Ghana asking me for a dollar....dollar my Azzzs ! Go n reverse that n there Wldnt be the need to ask for dollar frm Yankee....it's right in Ghana
insight to the bone 11 years ago

We all know the conspiracy to murder and kill Mills was engineered by the pepeni/ayigbe wicked anti Akan agenda and one of the triggers was the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with our brothers the Isrealis . Now they ...
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We all know the conspiracy to murder and kill Mills was engineered by the pepeni/ayigbe wicked anti Akan agenda and one of the triggers was the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with our brothers the Isrealis . Now they wish us to make enemies with our natural allies in the west so we estranged with our diaspora . I wonder why this NDC mafia/muslim group did not organize this demo during the Arab spring when they were killing our Akans in the tens of thousands all over . Why don't we see demos in front of the Libyan , Syrian , Morocco , Tunisia , Egypt and Saudi embassies ? why do they want to turn this country into another anti American / west fortress of stupidity. Did it ever cross their retarded minds that over half a million Akans live in Germany and over a million in the USA due the exodus caused by the wickedness and discrimination of the jj rawlings fake revolution? I will not mention the rest of the countries that accepted our people and gave them a chance to live comfortably yet they want to make propaganda war against these nations. Let them bus these fools to the embassy and i hope they have said their last goodbyes to their mothers as we will ambush them with our cutlasses and make sure they never go back home . we shall instruct our criminals and armed robbers to put their nefarious activities to good use and start targeting only ndc homes and their sympathizers . We shall make Ghana very unsafe for them as they have free accommodation , free food , free cars , free house boys and girls so can misbehave whenever they wake up. Americans despite some of their mischief with Monsanto and other foolishness are still our brothers and we will make sure all people who mean us well continue to feel welcome . Did it even cross the minds of these idiotic ndc that the person who wrote that tweet had every right since they were most likely half Akan and are disgusted by the careless irresponsible way the ndc are ruling ?
Close Observer 11 years ago

If a nation decide to vote foolishly, this is what happens. The very people who are first to feel the heat, are the ones who are found to make the most unreasonable decisions when it comes to election. I hope this group has l ...
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If a nation decide to vote foolishly, this is what happens. The very people who are first to feel the heat, are the ones who are found to make the most unreasonable decisions when it comes to election. I hope this group has learnt a lesson, and would not allow themselves to be bribed again at election time. I will not give money to anyone I perceived to have been voting foolishly.
Angie 11 years ago

The strength of every society depends largely on the quality of its leadership. It is unfortunate to say that everything rises & falls on leadership. How can a country well endowed with natural resources & yet remain so poor ...
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The strength of every society depends largely on the quality of its leadership. It is unfortunate to say that everything rises & falls on leadership. How can a country well endowed with natural resources & yet remain so poor after 50yrs? The nation's underdevelopment is highly due to weak policies, mismanagement & alarming corrupt practices. There's also the lack of transparency, lack of accountability & lack of respect for the rule of law on part of political leaders. At the end of the day, the very poor have to take the burden of paying higher taxes on everything due to our leader's incompetences, poor decisions & downright corruption.
Close Observer 11 years ago

So Angie my dear Sister, are people limited in their ability to notice this simple reason you have mentioned here? Why do people overlook incompetence and corruption and continue to impose bad leaders on us? The first sign of ...
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So Angie my dear Sister, are people limited in their ability to notice this simple reason you have mentioned here? Why do people overlook incompetence and corruption and continue to impose bad leaders on us? The first sign of a corrupt politician is one who dishes out gifts at election time to the people they have made poor. So it is difficult to understand why people will throw such an important thing as a vote which can transform their lives away for a laptop, and continue to wallow in poverty.

Nicey 11 years ago

It's very true that bad leadership is the bane of Africa's massive problems. A leader may have good intentions for the country but when he allow nepotism to cloud your judgement, this is the end result.

It's very true that bad leadership is the bane of Africa's massive problems. A leader may have good intentions for the country but when he allow nepotism to cloud your judgement, this is the end result.
Odikr@ 11 years ago

So if the "Chosen One" had been elected President ,everything would have been bearable?

So if the "Chosen One" had been elected President ,everything would have been bearable?
Close Observer 11 years ago

It is deeper than you are taking it. Why would anyone accept gifts in exchange for a vote. Benevolence only appear at election time. So what informed decision will one make when one is voting under such circumstance? Is the p ...
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It is deeper than you are taking it. Why would anyone accept gifts in exchange for a vote. Benevolence only appear at election time. So what informed decision will one make when one is voting under such circumstance? Is the person you are giving your vote to a good steward, if he has held any position before? What track record does he have? What situation do I find myself in and how can his campaign message affect me? All this doesn't matter to a voter who has accepted a laptop in exchange for a vote, so such a voter is a foolish voter.
Odikr@ 11 years ago

Imported,Rice
Imported Chicken
Imported Cooking Oil....
How do people afford to live without "suplimentary incomes" be it Remittances or "dealing" proceeds swirling in the economy?

Imported,Rice
Imported Chicken
Imported Cooking Oil....
How do people afford to live without "suplimentary incomes" be it Remittances or "dealing" proceeds swirling in the economy?
Ayivor 11 years ago

It is good every Ghanaian is feeling the heat. Theres in no exemption. Bad decisions costs

It is good every Ghanaian is feeling the heat. Theres in no exemption. Bad decisions costs
BRO JOE 11 years ago

INDEED BAD DECISION COST .WHEN WE ALLOW NEPOTISM TO THRIVE IN US WITHOUT ASSESSING THE CONSEQUENCES INTO THE FUTURE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CHAOS,CONFUSION,HARDSHIPS, FEARS DESPONDENCIES,ETC. INDEED THERE IS NO EXEMPTIONS, AKANS ...
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INDEED BAD DECISION COST .WHEN WE ALLOW NEPOTISM TO THRIVE IN US WITHOUT ASSESSING THE CONSEQUENCES INTO THE FUTURE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CHAOS,CONFUSION,HARDSHIPS, FEARS DESPONDENCIES,ETC. INDEED THERE IS NO EXEMPTIONS, AKANS EWES,GAS,HAUSA,ETC.
Ayivor 11 years ago

This is the better Ghana we are looking for.

This is the better Ghana we are looking for.
Pee 11 years ago

Better Ghana datttt!,,, it's serves all Ghanaians right more so the ethnic centred ones, who can't reason for shiiiittttt! I wise u all de best

Better Ghana datttt!,,, it's serves all Ghanaians right more so the ethnic centred ones, who can't reason for shiiiittttt! I wise u all de best
A VERY GOOD LESSON FOR GHANAIANS 11 years ago

I get astonished whenever i come online and read about the system in Ghana, in someway i think this is a blessing in disguise and that these periods of hardship could help save our future generation, in the sense that the cit ...
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I get astonished whenever i come online and read about the system in Ghana, in someway i think this is a blessing in disguise and that these periods of hardship could help save our future generation, in the sense that the citizens will value and appreciate how a single vote counts, and by so doing will begin to vote on a sensical and analytical basis rather than biased, myopic and nepotic stances, this is not what we in the diaspora want to read about our country, in fact this causes a sense of hesitation for investment, Ghanaians must take a cue from this and inculcate the habit of longevity rather than short-lived luxury. thank God am not in that country and i feel bad for all those suffering, this is horrible, come 2016, Ghanaians should be wiser and vote based on COMPETENCY, no tribalism, no nepotism, those are all vague ambitions and always end up like the current situation, my best wishes to all Ghanaians, will keep you in my prayers...
Brobbsnet-U.S.A 11 years ago

For the sake of Ghana including those Born and unborn;Voters have One chance to TAKE GHANA BACK from the insidious decay of corruption and DESTRUCTIVE PATH that MAHAMA have created.How much more Should Ghana SINK?(CEDI,JOBS,P ...
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For the sake of Ghana including those Born and unborn;Voters have One chance to TAKE GHANA BACK from the insidious decay of corruption and DESTRUCTIVE PATH that MAHAMA have created.How much more Should Ghana SINK?(CEDI,JOBS,PETROL,ELECTRICITY,HEALTH,CORRUPTION,ROADS,WORLD CUP).I don't like NPP but Mahama MUST GO.

I PRAY FOR WAR...................... 11 years ago

GHANA NDC POLICE... EVIL DOERS.......

GHANA NDC POLICE... EVIL DOERS.......
RICH 11 years ago

EH MAMAMA

EH MAMAMA
C.O.D 11 years ago

Food prices will surely continue to soar given the level of food production in the country. Anyone with just JSS education does not want to touch soil let alone till the land to feed oneself. And the gov`t continues to discou ...
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Food prices will surely continue to soar given the level of food production in the country. Anyone with just JSS education does not want to touch soil let alone till the land to feed oneself. And the gov`t continues to discourage the few who want to have career in agriculture.
Tibaa 11 years ago

Just asking!!!

Just asking!!!
bewise 11 years ago

It is only a fool who will say that, he is thirsty when there is a well in his compound. Ghanaian politicians have lack of vision. They are not creative, lack of commonsense, We will always mention Nkrumah's name until anothe ...
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It is only a fool who will say that, he is thirsty when there is a well in his compound. Ghanaian politicians have lack of vision. They are not creative, lack of commonsense, We will always mention Nkrumah's name until another visionary, Ghanaian politician rise up from among these thieves and no good for nothing so call politicians. The only think with their dicks, in front of them. what happened to farmers Union.
bewise 11 years ago

they only think with their dicks

they only think with their dicks
HAWA YAKUBU 11 years ago

Ghana is still better than most African countries.So take your monkey ass to one of them

Ghana is still better than most African countries.So take your monkey ass to one of them
Kalahariman 11 years ago

How many of these food products are locally produced? you mentioned Vietnam fragrance rice, US rice, Brazil chicken, US chicken, imported beans from Niger. These are all imports. So to discourage importation of food products ...
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How many of these food products are locally produced? you mentioned Vietnam fragrance rice, US rice, Brazil chicken, US chicken, imported beans from Niger. These are all imports. So to discourage importation of food products that can be obtained locally in Ghana, there has to be a increase in import tariff on those goods. If 25kg of Ghana produced rice cost 650 cedis and you have the taste for Texas rice for 950 cedis, it is your choice - not the price of food going up but your taste for foreign goods. Buying locally produced foods - period and stop the propaganda.
Y=ax+b 11 years ago

Tell them again bro
How can Ghanaians be purchasing Cassava from grocery stores in the face of the open traditional market? All this big dos in Ghana is their own unbecoming

Tell them again bro
How can Ghanaians be purchasing Cassava from grocery stores in the face of the open traditional market? All this big dos in Ghana is their own unbecoming
Kofi Nsiah 11 years ago

I totally support my brother the Kalahariman. You don't have taste for imported goods, even beans from Niger, at the backdrop of a depreciating cedi, and expect the prices of such goods to remain stable.

I totally support my brother the Kalahariman. You don't have taste for imported goods, even beans from Niger, at the backdrop of a depreciating cedi, and expect the prices of such goods to remain stable.

AB333. 11 years ago

As usual Fifi Kwetey was engaging in propaganda that, Ghana was self-sufficient in food production. What is the essence of food sufficiency when the food products are priced over and above the means of affordability of the ma ...
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As usual Fifi Kwetey was engaging in propaganda that, Ghana was self-sufficient in food production. What is the essence of food sufficiency when the food products are priced over and above the means of affordability of the masses? It is just the same as experiencing the effects of hunger in the desert. The NDC gov't is a failure and need to be voted out.
Paa Joe 11 years ago

IF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CONTINUES TO BE IN THE HANDS OF ILLITERATE PEASANT FARMERS, HOW DO YOU INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND FOR THE NATION TO MOVE FORWARD IN TACKLING THE FOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY.

NO AMOUNT OF CRITICI ...
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IF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CONTINUES TO BE IN THE HANDS OF ILLITERATE PEASANT FARMERS, HOW DO YOU INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND FOR THE NATION TO MOVE FORWARD IN TACKLING THE FOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY.

NO AMOUNT OF CRITICISMS AND ARGUMENTS WILL HELP US TO ELIMINATE THE SO CALLED ECONOMIC DIFFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE COUNTRY,UNLESS WE TAKE A NEW COURSE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY.

WHY ARE WE STILL BLIND AND TO KNOW THE CAUSES OF OUR UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND EXTREME POVERTY.
Kalahariman 11 years ago

Ghana has taken a 100 million loan from the world bank to encourage agriculture - the program needs to be revisited to make sure it is working as intended..

The objective of the Commercial Agriculture Project for Ghana is: ...
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Ghana has taken a 100 million loan from the world bank to encourage agriculture - the program needs to be revisited to make sure it is working as intended..

The objective of the Commercial Agriculture Project for Ghana is: increased access to land, private sector finance, input and output markets by smallholder farms from private public partnerships in commercial agriculture in Accra Plains and Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) zone. The project has four components. (1) Strengthening investment promotion infrastructure, facilitating secure access to land. This component will promote a secure investment climate that clarifies and strengthens the rights and obligations of investors, government and affected communities, and support an improved mechanism for facilitating access to land by reducing the search costs to potential investors through an expansion of a database of land suitable and available for investors and by building on nascent mechanisms for actively matching potential investors with suitable land owners. (2) Securing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and small-holder linkages in the Accra Plains. This component will conclude one or two transactions for PPPs in an irrigation investment in the Accra Plains. (3) Securing PPPs and small-holder linkages in the SADA Zone. This component will involve support to the identification and realization of private investments in inclusive commercial agricultural arrangements in the agricultural value chain through PPPs, complementary public investments, and technical assistance concentrated in the SADA zone. (4) Project management, monitoring and evaluation. This component finances the operations of the project implementing agencies.

PROJECT AT-A-GLANCE
Project ID P114264
Country Ghana
Region Africa
Status Active
Approval Date (as of board presentation) March 22, 2012
Closing Date September 30, 2017
Total Project Cost** US$ 100.00 million
Commitment Amount US$ 100.00 million
Team Leader Johannes Georges Pius Jansen
Kalahariman 11 years ago

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved a US$100 million credit to support the Government of Ghana’s efforts to scale up the development of commercial agriculture nation-wide. Th ...
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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved a US$100 million credit to support the Government of Ghana’s efforts to scale up the development of commercial agriculture nation-wide. The Commercial Agriculture Project seeks to facilitate access to land, strengthen Ghana’s investment promotion infrastructure for attracting agri-business investors, and promote public private partnerships and small-holder linkages in the Accra Plains the SADA Zone.

The Government of Ghana is currently implementing a nation-wide Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II - 2010 – 2015) focusing on six priority themes: Food Security and Emergency Preparedness; Increased Growth in Incomes; Increased Competitiveness and Enhanced Integration into Domestic and International Markets; Sustainable Management of Land and Environment; Science and Technology Applied in Food and Agriculture Development; Improved Institutional Coordination.

The Commercial Agricultural Project, which is designed to support the implementation of above priorities, is made up of four main components:

Component 1: Strengthening investment promotion infrastructure and facilitating secure access to land (US$11.8 million; to be complemented by USAID co-financing of US$5.9 million) - This component will promote a secure investment climate that clarifies and strengthens the rights and obligations of investors, government and affected communities, and support an improved mechanism for facilitating access to land by reducing the search costs to potential investors through an expansion of a database of land suitable and available for investors and by building on nascent mechanisms for actively matching potential investors with suitable land owners.

Component 2: Securing Public Private Partnerships (PPPS) and small-holder linkages in the Accra Plains (US$45.4 million) - This component will conclude transactions for PPPs in an irrigation investment in the Accra Plains. The project area includes the existing Kpong Irrigation Project as well as an expansion of an additional 7,000ha under a PPP arrangement, inclusive of commercial ‘anchor’ farms and associated out-growers.

Component 3: Securing PPPs and small-holder linkages in the SADA Zone (US$29.3 million; to be complemented by USAID co-financing of US$35.0 million) - This component will involve support to the identification and realization of private investments in inclusive commercial agricultural arrangements in the agricultural value chain through PPPs, complementary public investments, and technical assistance concentrated in the SADA zone.

Component 4: Project management including M&E (US$14.3 million; to be complemented by USAID co-financing US$7.2 million) - This component finances the operations of the project implementing agencies. It will also finance the various monitoring and evaluation and community engagement and communications functions.

According to Chris Jackson, Senior Economist and project Task Team Leader: “This project reflects the Bank’s continued support for Ghana’s agricultural development. By focusing on ‘socially inclusive commercial agriculture’ it will improve the enabling environment for farmers while also making sure that local communities can participate in new agriculture based opportunities. By strengthening the arrangements by which investors secure land, it will reduce investor risks and promote benefit sharing arrangements. The geographical focus promotes a balanced development between the high-potential Accra Plains and underexploited areas in northern Ghana.”

Even thought the project will support the scaling up of commercial agriculture on a national scale, it will have two main ecological areas of focus: the SADA zone and the Accra Plains. In the SADA zone it will primarily support the development of value chains in areas with a good potential for agricultural growth. In the Accra Plain the area targeted includes 11,000ha mainly for irrigated cultivation. In both intervention zones the project will promote contract farming and support the establishment of out-growers schemes for various agriculture commodities.

According to Hon Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, “the project directly supports the Government’s Commercial Agriculture agenda, and is a key pillar in our efforts to modernize agriculture. The Accra Plains, the SADA Zone and other ecological belts in the Western and Eastern Corridors have huge potentials which we need billions of dollars to fully harness. While the project will be housed in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, we shall foster an active partnership between my ministry, the Lands Commission, the Ghana Investment Promotion Center, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority to ensure smooth implementation”.

“By supporting out-grower schemes and contract farming arrangements, this project will help connect our small farmers to markets and strengthen key value chains. It will also increase the production of rice and maize to help the country to become self sufficient in these crops,” the Minister reiterates.

In addition to the US$100 million being provided by the World Bank, USAID will provide a grant of US$45 million to jointly support the implementation of this project by promoting inclusive market growth and leveraging the resources and expertise of the private sector toward our common pursuit of improving food security in the SADA region of Northern Ghana. This is a key pillar of the U.S. Government’s new Feed the Future strategy for Ghana and will seek to build from the experience of Ghana’s U.S. funded Millennium Challenge Corporation program which closed at the end of February, 2012. Feed the Future supports country-led processes for food security and agricultural development, and Paul Weisenfeld, USAID’s Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Food Security, notes: “USAID is proud to support the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Program as a key component of Ghana’s strategy to increase food security and agricultural development through inclusive private-sector led growth designed to benefit Ghana’s smallholders".

Yusupha Crookes, newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Ghana notes, “I am glad we are scaling up our support for Ghana’s agricultural sector. Ghana has great potential to become a leading food producer in the West African sub-region. What we all have to do is to put serious traction behind this project to help create more jobs particularly for rural folks and women, and ultimately bring more agricultural products to the markets.”
foolish man 11 years ago

is good for ghana

is good for ghana
foolish man 11 years ago

it could even get worse

it could even get worse
amangotree 11 years ago

The sole question is, wether people will now organize better in unions to go on strike for higher salaries. They are forced to do so.

But in any case, higher salaries will again increase the prices.
The only aim of stri ...
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The sole question is, wether people will now organize better in unions to go on strike for higher salaries. They are forced to do so.

But in any case, higher salaries will again increase the prices.
The only aim of strikes can be to better organize people, to leviate the most unjust outcomes of the economical contradictions and to overcome the agony of people.

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