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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 2:37pm On Nov 04, 2015
shizzy7:
@profshymex, they've removed our topic,, da hell just when I was about to sign, they deleted it....na wa



Oh yeah i saw that too. These guys are just funny i swear grin cheesy.The whole thing looks like a comedy skit to me.You ban us,moved our thread,we called you out,you deleted that also.If they can delete that thread,why can't they move this to where it belongs
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by tupacshakur(m): 2:40pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
They've banned us several times in their attempt to kill this thread.The next step is to move the thread to the Culture section.nawa


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Sign the petition! grin

Is Af@m4ev@ still a Mod?

I learnt on NL sometimes ago that the Nigger left $eun's tutelage to start his own blog but failed woefully.

He has always been a bast@rd, so I'm not surprised.

Awon Mods Oloshi!

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by laudate: 2:42pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
Oh yeah i saw that too. These guys are just funny i swear grin cheesy.The whole thing looks like a comedy skit to me.You ban us,moved our thread,we called you out,you deleted that also.If they can delete that thread,why can't they move this to where it belongs

Honestly, awon 'mods' ti gba ib'ode! angry
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by shizzy7(f): 2:45pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:




Oh yeah i saw that too. These guys are just funny i swear grin cheesy.The whole thing looks like a comedy skit to me.You ban us,moved our thread,we called you out,you deleted that also.If they can delete that thread,why can't they move this to where it belongs
I think they want us to continue with the E-wars. For sometime now we have limited the way we argue Igbo vs Yoruba instead we spend our time here and yet they're frustrating us...

kilode bayi se a gba iyawo awon mods yi ni?

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by FFKfuckedBIANCA: 2:47pm On Nov 04, 2015
Words fail me
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 2:47pm On Nov 04, 2015
tupacshakur:


Is Af@m4ev@ still a Mod?

I learnt on NL sometimes ago that the Nigger left $eun's tutelage to start his own blog but failed woefully.

He has always been a bast@rd, so I'm not surprised.

Awon Mods Oloshi!


Yeah he's the mod in the politics section.I can't even blame the !d!ot.My issue is with the owner of this site himself who doesn't even have control over his website.why should you make a bigot a mod? I don't even understand the second Yoruba mod.Is the lalasticlala igbo?
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 2:48pm On Nov 04, 2015
Common sense prevails
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by FFKfuckedBIANCA: 2:49pm On Nov 04, 2015
Lalasticlala, please i beg you in the name of chukwu okike abiama, return this thread back to the politics section.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 2:53pm On Nov 04, 2015
Its been moved back to politics. The bigot who moved it the first time will probably still come back to move it to culture.Let's wait and see
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Rilwayne001: 2:57pm On Nov 04, 2015
Good to see it back here.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 2:57pm On Nov 04, 2015
Before these guys messed up the whole thing,i posted this news.please lets discuss


Non-oil export earnings drop by N52.2bn in Q2




THE Nigerian Export Promotion Council has said that the country’s earnings from non-oil exports dropped by N52.2billion ($261million) in the second quarter of this year.


The country’s non-oil export dipped to N78.2bn ($391m) in the second quarter of 2015 from N130.4bn ($652m) recorded in the second quarter of 2014, representing 39.25 per cent decrease.

The figures were disclosed in Abuja yesterday by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, during a courtesy call on the Council by the new Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd).Awolowo attributed the slump in non-oil export revenue earning to the suspension of the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) and the insurgence in the North East. “The situation is compounded with the non payment of the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) and the insurgency in the North East which is the agricultural basket of the nation.

He said, “The nation is not only losing on the economic front, the lull in the non-oil export is also affecting the capacity of the manufacturing sector to employ, lamenting that in the period under review, the nation lost 50 per cent of its labour force.“The country has taken a dip of 60 per cent in oil revenue. For any country across the world, it is huge. However, the challenges we are having in the oil sector are also affecting the value of our non-oil export. One of the challenges is the continued rejection of products by foreign importers, which he noted was due to improper documentation by clearing and forwarding agents. Awolowo stated that an inquiry into some of the causes of products rejection revealed that most exporters ran foul of documentation rules adding that exporters employed the services of cheap agents who do hasty jobs for them.

Services of cheap agents

On what the Federal Government is doing to put an end to rejection of products from Nigeria, the NEPC boss noted that an inter-agency committee was working to ensure zero rejection by 2016.

“In a bid to unearth the reasons behind the rejection of our export products in Europe, we went to London with seven agencies of government. We visited the largest Port where Nigeria and other West African countries’ goods pass through. To our utter disgust and amazement, many of the rejects were based on improper documentation. They route some of the goods through fraudulent clearing and forwarding agents. We have to work with the Customs service to address this. When we have an export portal, people can track their exports.

In his response, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali, assured the NEPC of the Service’s support in removing all impediments to export trade. On the EEG which was meant to boost the nation’s exports but was suspension by the past administration due to alleged abuse of it, Ali said that Ministerial committee set up by the past administration would submit its findings to President Mohammadu Buhari for necessary action as soon as the Ministers get to work.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/non-oil-export-earnings-drop-by-n52-2bn-in-q2/




Abeg let's discuss this

What measures should South-west Governors take to improve our non-oil export.

Clearly we're suffering from the troubles facing the north.When we don't even provide our own food in the south-west
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:12pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
Seun,lalasticlala,Afam4eva,OAM4J,Odumchi,Fulaman198,bigfrancis21 abeg please move this thread back to Politics section

Why would they move this from politics in the first place?

Imagine, they were so hurt they even banned me for "multiple ID".
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 3:14pm On Nov 04, 2015
We need to fund our Agricultural and manufacturing sector to ensure good outputs and contributions.Economic diversification is crucial to our long-term economic growth, but we remain heavily reliant on revenues generated by oil jeopardizing our chances for sustainable growth.Make the oyel finish sef maybe we'll get back to our senses.Oyo state and Osun state have the capabilities to provide food for the whole south-west

Aregbesola started well until he fell like a pack of cards same with Ajimobi

Then we have fools who all they think about is Import,Containers and markate killing the economy indirectly.But if dem ban them now, dem go take say we hate them
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:15pm On Nov 04, 2015
Shymm3x:


Ikeke-idi, I knew it. A lot of these Yoruba chics secretly covet Igbo nyggahs, while Igbo nyggahs also secretly covet Yoruba chics, hence on most Biafran threads, you'd see a lot of Yoruba chics, even the ones that seldom post, telling Igbos not to leave Nigeria and are always the biggest proponents of one Nigeria - while Igbo nyggahs always allude to how Yoruba chics have nice bodies, but they're ugly. Somewhat reminiscent of how white guys and black women secretly covet each other but act like they don't get along in public. grin

However, with Yoruba nyggahs and Igbo chics - it's open and both desire each other in the open. Yoruba nyggahs will snipe anything under the skirt, regardless of the nationality/ethnicity. Shyte, a Yoruba nyggah would go to Biafra, if it becomes a country in "Neverland" and snipe all the Igbo chics there with pride. Ethnicity/nationality is the last thing on a Yoruba nyggah's mind and the typical Yoruba guy doesn't discriminate. Shyte, the only black guys I have seen from around the way married to Chinese, Filipinos,and full Indians (I've got an Igbo friend who has a baby with some half Indian chic - half-Indian and half-white) are Yoruba guys. If pygmies weren't extinct and they look nice - a Yoruba nyggah would snipe them. grin

This is so far removed from what I said, it's almost insulting.

Shym3x, I'm making it my mission to teach you Yoruba. Aarekonkofa, why didn't you correct him?

I said I have a close male friend, nothing else.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:17pm On Nov 04, 2015
tupacshakur:


Are you really an Atheist, Ileke?

If you are, then we have one more thing in common, besides being both Yoruba. grin

I believe the entire universe is just too gargantuan and overly complex for one "being" to be its mastermind.

There is definitely no "God" and I have a lot of Proofs to back up my assertion. The idea of a biblical or quranic "God" is a falsity.

I admire Ogun, though. Ogun l'akaiye osinmole. The Yoruba "god" of war, iron and metallic ore.


You're simply my brother from another mother lol.

Yes, I too am fascinated with Yoruba "mythology".
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:20pm On Nov 04, 2015
NRIPRIEST:


.

Shym3x, you continue to give toads like these ones words to minx by 1) insulting Yoruba women 2)elevating hairy yam leg women.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 3:22pm On Nov 04, 2015
Ibebe:


This is so far removed from what I said, it's almost insulting.

Shym3x, I'm making it my mission to teach you Yoruba. Aarekonkofa, why didn't you correct him?

I said I have a close male friend, nothing else.



First it was konkofo, then you changed it kokonfo, now its konkofa.Kontinew very soon you'll change it to kafanchan

Anyways, that's not the topic for today,what do you think about the news i posted
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:24pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:




First it was konkofo, then you changed it kokonfo, now its konkofa.Kontinew very soon you'll change it to kafanchan

Anyways, that's not the topic for today,what do you think about the news i posted

lmaoooo because I don't even know how to say the word or what it means.

I was about to reply.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 3:24pm On Nov 04, 2015
Ibebe:


This is so far removed from what I said, it's almost insulting.

Shym3x, I'm making it my mission to teach you Yoruba. Aarekonkofa, why didn't you correct him?

I said I have a close male friend, nothing else.

Lol.

My bad, perhaps, it's cos I seldom have female friends without getting some type of friendly fire. grin I've at least kissed all the female friends I talk to all the time. And the ones I've not touched are either going out with my dargs or someone I know on a level. I don't touch chics when I know who they're checking - gatts maintain loyal above everything. grin

But you'd admit that Yoruba chics and Igbo nyggahs are like white guys and black chics though. But a Yoruba nyggah snipes everything - no discrimination. tongue

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:25pm On Nov 04, 2015
Shymm3x:


Lol.

My bad, perhaps, it's cos I seldom have female friends without getting some type of friendly fire. grin I've at least kissed all the female friends I talk to all the time. And the ones I've not touched are either going out with my dargs or someone I know on a level. I don't touch chics when I know who they're checking - gatts maintain loyal above everything. grin

But you'd admit that Yoruba chics and Igbo nyggahs are like white guys and black chics though. But a Yoruba nyggah snipes everything - no discrimination. tongue

[AIDs is real, my friend] No, I don't admit anything.

Let's discuss the topic aareonakonkofo posted smiley
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 3:27pm On Nov 04, 2015
Great the thread is back where it belongs.

I don't go to the culture section cos of that illiterate bigot, bigfrancis - and how they turned the section to an Igbo village. And this thread is my new playground on here cos of how messed up this section is with the uneducated paid sycophantic pseuds and brain cells killing topics.

Big ups to whoever did the right thing - equality/equity. cool

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by shizzy7(f): 3:27pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
Before these guys messed up the whole thing,i posted this news.please lets discuss


Non-oil export earnings drop by N52.2bn in Q2




THE Nigerian Export Promotion Council has said that the country’s earnings from non-oil exports dropped by N52.2billion ($261million) in the second quarter of this year.


The country’s non-oil export dipped to N78.2bn ($391m) in the second quarter of 2015 from N130.4bn ($652m) recorded in the second quarter of 2014, representing 39.25 per cent decrease.

The figures were disclosed in Abuja yesterday by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, during a courtesy call on the Council by the new Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd).Awolowo attributed the slump in non-oil export revenue earning to the suspension of the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) and the insurgence in the North East. “The situation is compounded with the non payment of the Export Expansion Grant (EEG) and the insurgency in the North East which is the agricultural basket of the nation.

He said, “The nation is not only losing on the economic front, the lull in the non-oil export is also affecting the capacity of the manufacturing sector to employ, lamenting that in the period under review, the nation lost 50 per cent of its labour force.“The country has taken a dip of 60 per cent in oil revenue. For any country across the world, it is huge. However, the challenges we are having in the oil sector are also affecting the value of our non-oil export. One of the challenges is the continued rejection of products by foreign importers, which he noted was due to improper documentation by clearing and forwarding agents. Awolowo stated that an inquiry into some of the causes of products rejection revealed that most exporters ran foul of documentation rules adding that exporters employed the services of cheap agents who do hasty jobs for them.

Services of cheap agents

On what the Federal Government is doing to put an end to rejection of products from Nigeria, the NEPC boss noted that an inter-agency committee was working to ensure zero rejection by 2016.

“In a bid to unearth the reasons behind the rejection of our export products in Europe, we went to London with seven agencies of government. We visited the largest Port where Nigeria and other West African countries’ goods pass through. To our utter disgust and amazement, many of the rejects were based on improper documentation. They route some of the goods through fraudulent clearing and forwarding agents. We have to work with the Customs service to address this. When we have an export portal, people can track their exports.

In his response, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali, assured the NEPC of the Service’s support in removing all impediments to export trade. On the EEG which was meant to boost the nation’s exports but was suspension by the past administration due to alleged abuse of it, Ali said that Ministerial committee set up by the past administration would submit its findings to President Mohammadu Buhari for necessary action as soon as the Ministers get to work.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/non-oil-export-earnings-drop-by-n52-2bn-in-q2/




Abeg let's discuss this

What measures should South-west Governors take to improve our non-oil export.

Clearly we're suffering from the troubles facing the north.When we don't even provide our own food in the south-west
Agriculture is the way..
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 3:29pm On Nov 04, 2015
Ibebe:


[AIDs is real, my friend] No, I don't admit anything.

Let's discuss the topic aareonakonkofo posted smiley

Okay. AIDs is foreign to the black man and I always stay strapped. Looking forward to marrying an African American chic soon - then I can stay loyal/faithful to one woman like an Ijebu nyggah should.

I'm reading it now - should contribute in a bit.

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 3:33pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
Before these guys messed up the whole thing,i posted this news.please lets discuss

[b][color=#770077]Abeg let's discuss this

What measures should South-west Governors take to improve our non-oil export.

Clearly we're suffering from the troubles facing the north.When we don't even provide our own food in the south-west

Since cocoa export did thrive in the past - why can't they invest more in cocoa? Right now, Ivory Coast and Ghana are the two biggest cocoa exporters and we can take the competition to them.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by NRIPRIEST(m): 3:33pm On Nov 04, 2015
Keep to your topic and leave Igbo out,period! It's not like l gives a ffuck about what you do here.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 3:34pm On Nov 04, 2015
shizzy7:
Agriculture is the way..


But we've been talking about this Agriculture thing for how long now.I think its high time our governors stop relaxing on Sofas yarning dust and do what they ought to do.It didn't take Awolowo up to a decade to change the face of Agriculture in the south-west so why is it taking these Current crop of Yoruba leaders this long to do the same

The Cocoa House that still stands today was built entirely from proceeds of international trade in agricultural commodities such as cocoa, rubber and timber. All of these in the era before the Oil Boom

During that period the western region government paid its workers higher wages than any other region in Nigeria
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 3:34pm On Nov 04, 2015
Africa’s Food Markets Could Create One Trillion Dollar Opportunity by 2030

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 - Africa’s farmers and agribusinesses could create a trillion-dollar food market by 2030 if they can expand their access to more capital, electricity, better technology and irrigated land to grow high-value nutritious foods, and if African governments can work more closely with agribusinesses to feed the region’s fast-growing urban population, according to a new World Bank report launched today.

According to the Growing Africa: Unlocking the Potential of Agribusiness report, Africa’s food systems, currently valued at US$313 billion a year from agriculture, could triple if governments and business leaders radically rethink their policies and support to agriculture, farmers, and agribusinesses, which together account for nearly 50 percent of Africa’s economic activity.

“The time has come for making African agriculture and agribusiness a catalyst for ending poverty,” says Makhtar Diop, World Bank Vice President for Africa Region. “We cannot overstate the importance of agriculture to Africa’s determination to maintain and boost its high growth rates, create more jobs, significantly reduce poverty, and grow enough cheap, nutritious food to feed its families, export its surplus crops, while safeguarding the continent’s environment.”

Agribusiness: strong growth opportunities

Due to a combination of population growth, rising incomes and urbanization, strong demand is driving global food and agricultural prices higher. Supply issues – slowing yield growth of major food crops, slowdown in research spending, land degradation and water scarcity issues, and a changing climate all mean that prices will remain high. In this new market climate, Africa has great potential for expanding its food and agricultural exports.

Africa holds almost 50 percent of the world’s uncultivated land which is suited for growing food crops, comprising as many as 450 million hectares that are not forested, protected, or densely populated. Africa uses less than 2 percent of its renewable water sources, compared to a world average of five percent. Its harvests routinely yield far less than their potential and, for mainstay food crops such as maize the yield gap is as wide as 60 to 80 percent. Post-harvest losses run 15 to 20 percent for cereals and are higher for perishable products due to poor storage and other farm infrastructure.

African countries can tap into booming markets in rice, maize, soybeans, sugar, palm oil, biofuel and feedstock and emerge as major exporters of these commodities on world markets similar to the successes scored by Latin America and Southeast Asia. For Sub-Saharan Africa, the most dynamic sectors are likely to be rice, feed grains, poultry, dairy, vegetable oils, horticulture and processed foods to supply domestic markets.

The report cautions that even as land will be needed for some agribusiness investments, such acquisitions can threaten people’s livelihoods and create local opposition unless land purchases or leases are conducted according to ethical and socially responsible standards, including recognizing local users’ rights, thorough consultations with local communities, and fair market-rate compensation for land acquired.

“Improving Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness sectors means higher incomes and more jobs. It also allows Africa to compete globally. Today, Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand each export more food products than all of sub-Saharan Africa combined. This must change,” says Jamal Saghir, World Bank Director for Sustainable Development in the Africa Region.

Value Chains are essential

Rice: Africa has become a major consumer and importer of rice, and Africans import half the rice they eat and pay top dollar for it, $3.5 billion per year and more. Ghana and Senegal are significant importers. Senegal is competitive among its neighbors, but it is held back by the difficulty farmers have in accessing land, capital, finance for irrigation expansion and appropriate crop varieties. Ghana produces fewer varieties of rice than Senegal, but at significantly higher cost, and levies 40 percent tariffs and other charges on imports. Poor grain quality, cleanliness and packaging are major deterrents for consumers constraining the sector’s performance.

Maize: A food staple for many Africans, maize is grown on 25 million hectares or 14 percent of cropped land. In Zambia where people eat on average 133 kilograms of cereals a year, maize provides half the calories in their diets. Zambia is competitive when importing maize but fails on exports. High transport costs, higher labor costs and lower yields combine to increase costs by one-third compared to Thailand, a major international producer of rain-fed maize. The report argues that Zambia’s future competitiveness depends on raising yields, reducing costs, and removing disincentives for the private sector in markets and trade.

In addition, the study reviewed value chains for cocoa in Ghana and dairy and green beans in Kenya.

“African farmers and businesses must be empowered through good policies, increased public and private investments and strong public-private partnerships,” says Gaiv Tata, World Bank Director for Financial and Private Sector Development in Africa. “A strong agribusiness sector is vital for Africa's economic future.”

Solutions

Agriculture and agribusiness should be at the top of the development and business agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report calls for strong leadership and commitment for both public and private sectors. As comparators, the report cites case studies from Uruguay, Indonesia and Malaysia. For success, engaging with strategic “good practice” investors is critical, as is the strengthening of safeguards, land administration systems, and screening investments for sustainable growth.

The report notes that Africa can also draw on many local successes to guide governments and investors toward positive economic, social and environmental outcomes.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/03/04/africas-food-markets-could-create-one-trillion-dollar-opportunity-2030
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:35pm On Nov 04, 2015
Aareonakakanfo:
Before these guys messed up the whole thing,i posted this news.please lets discuss

Non-oil export earnings drop by N52.2bn in Q2[/color]

Abeg let's discuss this

What measures should South-west Governors take to improve our non-oil export.

Clearly we're suffering from the troubles facing the north.When we don't even provide our own food in the south-west

First we need to stop depending on oil as a region in whole. Before oil, we had cocoa, groundnut, and palm oil. Reliance on oil has created a culture of laziness in the whole of Nigeria that agriculture was relegated because of it.

Solutions

1. Agriculture

2. Investing in SW companies/states [I feel that a lot of Yorubas still don't understand the impact of investment]

3. Small start up companies that can meet our local needs....which will eventual compete within the international sphere.

4. ICT! ICT!! ICT!! Technology is taking the world by its horn. Yorubas, we're leading in this aspect, but we need to create more tech oriented companies.

5. Education - Teach our people what WE can do, create. Just show people what's out there.

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Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Shymm3x: 3:35pm On Nov 04, 2015
Starving Africa Could Become A Huge Food EXPORTER With Just A Few Changes

Behind the veil of Africa's food crisis exists a historic opportunity to bring the continent into self-sufficiency and earn billions of dollars, according to a new report from the World Bank.

Africa Can Help Feed Africa posits that "Africa can feed itself, earn billions, and avoid food crises by unblocking regional food trade."

It'll take just a few changes, but they won't be easy.

Here's what the report recommends:

First, lower transportation costs, improve the qualities of roads and create incentives to modernize travel equipment and vehicles. Proper equipment and updated infrastructure would alleviate many of the problems food traders face.

The report argues that import tariffs, export bans, quotas, price controls, and other "unpredictable trade policies" severely constrict the export in food staples. Restrictive policies promote "confusion at border crossings, limits greater regional trade, creates uncertain market conditions, and contributes to food price volatility." The World Bank strongly recommends removing barriers to trade in order to spur competition and bring down food prices — both of which would help spur African food production and competition.

Cross-border movement of food staples is further hindered by stringent customs standards and a myriad of different sets of standards for various countries. Improved coordination between states — including the creation of an overseeing body or a "regional database of specialists" — would help tremendously.

Currently, African states have not properly exploited the gains of regional trade, according to the report: "African farmers face more trade barriers in accessing the inputs they need, and more trade constraints in getting their food to consumers in African cities, than do suppliers from the rest of the world."

But the report as a whole unveils an incredibly optimistic vision for the future of Africa:

"The key challenge for the continent," according to Paul Brenton, the World Bank’s Lead Economist for Africa and principal author of the report, "is how to create a competitive environment in which governments embrace credible and stable policies that encourage private investors and businesses to boost food production across the region, so that farmers get the capital, the seeds, and the machinery they need to become more efficient, and families get enough good food at the right price.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/africa-can-become-a-big-food-exporter-2012-10?IR=T
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by NRIPRIEST(m): 3:35pm On Nov 04, 2015
Shymm3x:
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This illiterate village trader again? - le sigh.

I was going to smack ya biitch arse but I won't derail this thread. But read ya post again and see the contradictions and bigotry oozing out of the tripe you posted.

Don't derail the thread and take ya effeminate emotions elsewhere. With how fvcked ya face looks, no one is checking for ya arse. Not even midgets. undecided


Lmao...internet ppussy azz tiger.
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Nobody: 3:36pm On Nov 04, 2015
Shymm3x:


Since cocoa export did thrive in the past - why can't they invest more in cocoa? Right now, Ivory Coast and Ghana are the two biggest cocoa exporters and we can take the competition to them.

That's exactly what i'm saying.See my reply to shizzy7
Re: Yoruba Commonwealth and Politics by Ibebe: 3:38pm On Nov 04, 2015
There's currently a "war" between cocoa farmers and Ogun state government......apart from what's on the news, can anyone enlighten us here?

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