By Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda *
Africa has a quarter of the world’s arable land but produces only a tenth of our food. On the eve of a pan-African conference on food security, Lindiwe Sibanda asks how African farmers can turn things round.
One week from now, 200 agricultural experts from across Africa and around the world will meet in Namibia at the annual regional food security policy dialogue of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (Fanrpan) to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the African continent.
One month from now, a UN summit will take place in New York to discuss the upcoming five-year deadline for achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs), the successes gained so far and the new priorities that must be supported.
However, in today’s world these discussions need not, and should not, be confined to those in Namibia or New York. This is why I am asking readers of this website to create their own dialogue here about the issues we are addressing and the potential solutions available. Read the rest of this entry »
Bros your ranting are seriously resembling that of a sycophant (the same genre of people who have led past leaders astray and currently leading Jonathan). We trusted your vision to provide some sort of direction for young people in Nigeria being one yourself, now, all of a sudden you have gone partisan (there is no other way to describe your recent actions) – you are causing much more damage than any good to whatever credibility our common cause has garnered. Rethink your position else, we will give up on you. We need to review principles. We need if we must, provide an unbiased platform for all to express their aspirations (and we on an individual or collective basis decide which way to go). Bros, the next one will mention names- wetin sef?
Is enough not enough? #enoughisenough o!
Dear Sir,
It was shocking-very shocking-to learn of your demise last night.
Whilst I join others to wish you a safe trip to your next destination, I can not help but wonder how in humane man can be. I remember clearly how they flew you in (though we still have doubt you were on that flight) and smuggled you into Aso Rock even though Aso Rock did not provide the life sustaining medical equipments you needed.
I also remember how they wickedly rouse you from sweet (and possibly healing) coma to make you sign the 2010 Appropriation Bill (that I guess is the name for the annual budget). My friends here thinks i should not have been suprised at the inhuman treatments you suffered from your wife, aides and close allies in your last five months on earth, they argue that you have always been a subject of such treatment, at least they argued, you were forced against your will to contest the 2007 elections (and made to cu short your well needed medical pilgrimages to Germany during the campaign).
Sir, so long since we met – actually since I met you – sad we will no longer hear from you, but please do keep in touch with members of the various cabals ruining our nation and remind them sir of their mortality as humans…please share with them tales from where you are, perhaps they may have a change of heart and allow us common people (I don’t know what that really means) have the Nigeria we desire and deserve!
All the best in your new endeavours.
All the best,
Some concerned Nigerian
In case you do not know, there is a gathering storm in Nigeria and young people are at the centre of the crusade for a better Nigeria.
A simple Google search will reveal a myriad of sources of information on the many things young people are doing to save their fatherland (motherland if you choose) from the cabal who run Nigeria as a family business and have inhibited the socio-economic growth natural of a country of diverse human, natural and material resources as Nigeria.
I am a supporter of the New Nigeria crusade shrouded in in many campaigns including:
# EnoughIsEnough
#LightupNigeria
We are creating a revolution to birth the Nigeria we deserve, the Nigeria of our dreams.
The following was circulated about an hour ago by concerned young people in Nigeria. I support the demands being a young person myself desirous of change and development in my fatherland. I have included my name in the signature below and I implore you to add your voice and acts to this campaign.
Nigeria is ours, we should seize it from the despots.
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March 16 is the date that young Nigerians will make their voices heard
#weneedfuel #lightupnigeria #whereisyaradua #enoughisenough!
Fellow Young Nigerians,
Did you know that, in Nigeria , young people are in the majority? Did you know that young people below 35 make up more than 70 per cent of the population? You know what that means? It means we have the power to actually make things happen!
So, how come we are doing nothing about the many problems that have hit our nation in the past few months?
Is it enough to make noise on Facebook, Twitter, websites, BBMs, blogs and others where no one is listening? How come it’s the Wole Soyinkas, the Femi Falanas and the Tunde Bakares that are fighting for us? Why do we allow ourselves to be branded as the do-nothing generation?
Like someone said recently, how can we be so talented individually and yet so disillusioned and disdained collectively? We all know the reason – we have been told that there is nothing we can do about the status quo; that the cabal is too strong. Well, that is a lie. Read the rest of this entry »
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