From: Judy Miriga
Good People,
Making a responsible good use in trading with Africa’s wealth, resources, land and water should come with Fair Mutual economic advantages where politics and social amenities benefits with ethical responsibilities. We must beware of corporations who engage in secret hidden back door corrupt businesses. They are the reason there are organized police terrorism with careless killings in Kenya and the rest of Africa. This politicians conspiratorial behaving is insane and is without respecting or valuing Public Laws and Regulations demands; in which case, they hate the established Constitution because it comes with peoples mandated regulations, checks and balances for accountability.
Corporations of special interests play a bigger role to influence criminality in Africa and suppress Africas’ development agenda for their personal gains. This is not right. It is stealing from the poor Africans, which is why, they engineered organized terrorism and careless human rights but terrorize and kill people all over Africa although we can do better uniting under peace.
We have seen how African states such like Liberia tells the story of some of mass exploitation, of the ecstasy of long struggle for complete independence and how total liberation is not easy.
We also have seen how the Head of World Bank and IMF sensationally admitted acting against poor Africa’s interest. The World Bank and IMF institution demanded that life-saving grain/food from Africa should be used to make the repayment debts (I wonder if African people were consulted when these debts were formulated). But the question is, who incurred and consumed those debts and to whose interest or benefit?? Such like these questions are ripe for deliberations……which is why, stolen public money banked in foreign accounts must be returned, as Africans are already paying the debts in ways and means from hiked taxes which are cut from high costs of basic consumer needs with other utilities.
Therefore, that which is killing Africa, is a conspiracy between World Bank/IMF, Corporation and the corrupt African political leaders.
Is World Bank engaged in Stealing Africa’s future??? Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, has this to say:
“Land is life to farming communities around the world, but a global land grab is threatening to destroy families now and hold their countries’ futures to ransom”.
If this is true, the World Bank already has strong evidence that funding large land deals often makes life worse for the people displaced and fails to generate poverty reduction. Twice the Bank has acted to halt lending to specific sectors or countries. Now it is time for a full freeze on land grab funding.
We call on World Bank leader to act urgently to end the sell-off of the world’s land to private companies and reallocate World Bank funds to projects that really do eradicate poverty and promotes fair Economic Progressive Development Agenda………
These land deals steal Africa’s future, there is no doubt. Corrupt or weak governments enable big investors to evict rightful landowners, land often lies idle, and many displaced communities lose their access to food and water. Public institutions, notably the World Bank, are at the heart of many such deals, and stopping them could set the stage for a freeze on all land grabs, which World Bank is unwilling to pursue……
The World Bank’s new president has devoted his life to defeating poverty and next week he makes his global debut at the annual Bank meeting. This is our best chance to get the Bank to take a strong stand against the land robbery. Distribute this information, and forward this to your friends.
World Bank Should Be Blamed for Land Grabs in Africa and to fix the problem, World Bank with partners must cooperate for reasonable acceptable norm.
Even to the casual observer, it seems so easy to understand why the global land-grabbing phenomenon, which has seen vast tracts of African farmland bought up by foreign investors, has generated such sharp opposition. The displacement of local people, to make room mostly for export biofuel production, has obvious detrimental consequences for human rights and food security. But rather than condemn these land acquisitions, the World Bank has only lent credibility to them, suggesting that land deals can be “regulated” with measures mitigate adverse impacts.
How is it possible that something so grievous and obvious ? clearly bound to increase the vulnerability of the world’s poor ? can become legitimized by an institution tasked with alleviating poverty, is a sign that No One Cares for Africa……Aint This Situation Pathetic, will it not raise concern, wont people stand up for Justice to protect their rights ?
Opponents have largely framed the issue as a matter of corporate greed taking priority over local people’s rights to live honorably with dignity. But if Law is Just, how can drivers if impunity go this far deeper than injecting injustices of this magnitude without clear conscious raising concern. Where land grabs find their justification to steal from the poor, how do you justify wrong with good at the most fundamental level where livelihood and survival is at stake? Is the Global African Black Society’s united comfortable with accepting its fundamental potentiality value of Agriculture’s subordination to industry without fair Give and Take for exchange of goods and services to provide a balance? What is the good norm for living a happy life in sharing and at the end, everyone remain happy and satisfied?
This disparity is so deeply embedded in our global economy by others claiming it is their right to take RISKS by making others people’s pain and suffering; their notable success and joy…..Are we playing fair…….that the pain of the poor is taken for granted and thus often ignored when culprit of injustices in in today’s living is causing Global food crisis???
The emergence of agriculture as an industry in itself marks the ultimate capture of agriculture by industry.
A better exchange here is fair sharing of Partnership for mutual gains.
But, MONOPOLY and GREED in the present Foreign investment by AFRICA LAND GRAB to sustain the own and control bio-fuels industry is part of a bad conspiracy theory and is terribly frightening. This trend This trend is causing shivers of bad signs of things fall apart in a near future with fears of food shortages that which will cause food prices to rise and those who cannot afford to purchase food from the rich will automatically have to die……….Is this the trend of life the world want?????
This automatically must give the poor reason to a “WAKE UP CALL” to stop giving away their land and that Africa must unite to take LEGAL ACTION to task and challenge their political corrupt leadership through BOTH THE LOCAL and THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE; where they divert local food production to save life and instead divert the same for FUEL PRODUCTION. This behavior is a serious violation of Human Rights and criminal in nature, violating all norms of International Treaty for Human Rights…..
When the rural poor Africa’s communities are pushed off their land, all sorts of assumptions are made to justify how they will achieve food security to the local people which in turn, there are evidence to prove poverty has sky-rocketed and injustices rose above acceptable normal condition.
The World Bank, in its Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment, states: “Whenever there are potential adverse effects on any of aspect of food security (availability, access, utilization or stability), policy-makers should make provisions for the local or directly affected populations certain such that … equivalent access to food is assured.” …….. what action did they take to make sure this practise was complied with ???…….What is the defination of World Bank “Global Food Economy” when United Nations are now asking people to transition to INSECT EATING ??? Are these not signs of serious hunger and recession that slow down of good activities but indicate bad times ahead????
As displaced poor rural populations are bound to become dependent on food from global markets, how is this acceptable and how shall this practice stay feasible where a few rich people will supply the poor with food efficiently when their aim is to make MAXIMUM PROFIT AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR GREED ? There are evidence that this practice aim is to enslave, segregate, manipulate and oppress disadvantaged victims which is completely unacceptable. This mathematics does not add up….it is haste for selfishness and greed.
In this equation, justifications of land grabbing equate food at the same values that underline Industrialized manufactured products in the world market economy: drivers are in search of cheap labour to produce abundant supply to distribute to the world and profits monopolized by a few corporate special business community.
Food is human basic rights and it cannot be seen like any product that are sold and distributed from those factory from somewhere in the world that are to be distributed through AIDS. This is basically saying, the era of cheap food is over. We are definately focusing on high cost of food…….What does this spellllllll……
Telling the world that the end of cheap food may is here, you pay for expensive food or you die…….is this man made inflation………..is it acceptable to would be consumer ??? In my view, is spells trouble, big big trouble to people of AFRICA, BLACK COMMUNITY OF THE WORLD……………
For this reason, in fact, it should provide an opening to address the rural-urban imbalance (Poor/Rich) to reason on matters of global food economy. It is a wake-up call where today’s food crisis is an opportunity to restructure the social relations of global business in agriculture and elevate the value of rural communities to its rightful place and “The Africa’s Scramble to Land Grabbing” must become a disputable exposed wicked evil, an assault on the rights of rural people. These Conspiracy theories of Jeopardy of Scandals to to oppress and enslave the poor of Africa is unacceptable…………..
Africa’s Black Community must stand up and demand for JUSTICE……!!!
So as the debate over land grabbing rages on, let’s use this as a vital opportunity to think about how the very underpinnings of world agriculture to supply for Industrial Fuel can be termed FAIR to human survival and livelihood ? does it only favor the RICH with their monopoly of industrial mindset ? Will this provide food of thought about the unfolding historical roots of the crisis of organized terrorism and killings in Africa with smooth displacements in the world’s poorest African countries?????
This is a magnitude of problems and it require the Poor and Rich to Reason together and find more suitable means for Economic Sustainability Mutually Fair to All……..
Best Regards,
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
Why are we fighting to challenge “The Scrumble to Africa” on “Africa Land Grabbing”
Statement by Judy Miriga – CEO and Executive Director
Confederation Council foundation for Africa Teaming with WADU
May 10th 2013 at Montgomery Works Wheaton
We have lots of engineered problems mounting in Africa. We want this behavior stop.
While we are commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Pan-Africanist, Thankfully, we recognize freedom fighters like Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., The Honorable Marcus Garvey, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, Tom Mboya with others , who due to their sacrifices of great leadership, we are proud to recognize their great services to the Community. It is our turn to do as much and be able to correct mistakes or ills that are about to destroy us; so that we are able to do better to improve situation of “Africa Land Grabbing” to ensure there is equitable distribution of Public Wealth and Resources in a fair and legal manner and through checks and balances there must be a process for Transparency and Accountability.
We must stop scapegoating where wrong doers comfortably shift blame to find faults on others to escape blame and delay justice. This is what people like Martin Luther King did in their organizing for peaceful campaign calling for justice, they were able to bring sanity and freedom. It is a reflection that we must borrow a leaf and preach peace, unity and Love so together we are able to do good and leave this world better than we found it.
To prevent constant conflicts in Africa, let us get to the root-cause of what is ailing Africa, help to strengthen democracy at grassroots” level, build stronger and more resilient Social Cohesion with the Civil Society Institutions (NGOs, Schools and Faith Based) and ensure there is adequate checks and balances that are able to promote Partnership for Good Governance with Just Rule of Law and engage towards effective democratic principles with regulatory establishment for common good of all. Together, we are able to improve Human Rights and thereby reduce Crime, Violation and Abuses and be on the road to settle and fix grievances amicable within fair distribution of Public Wealth and Resources in an organized manner.
In order that we engage on a balanced responsible trading with Africa’s wealth, resources, land and water, it is important to recognize fundamentals of People of Africa’s Livelihood and Survival as well, that people of Africa also have rights to demand for their human rights to live a honorable dignified life; and that reality of fairness for common good of all comes with economic, social and political advantages that are conducive to improve development progressive prospects. These are benefits that come with ethical responsibilities shared mutually by all.
Today, Africa is facing serious problems that have been brought about by corporate special interests who engage with African Political corrupt leaders to cut-deals behind the scene through back door. They are the reason Africa has fallen into abject poverty and are in serious danger of losing their lands from “Land Grabbing”. The Corporate Special Interest engineered Plan of Action to steal from Africa through organized police terrorism in Africa and by engaging the corrupt African politicians. These politicians do not respect or value the Constitutional Laws and Regulations that mandate them to comply; but, because of their unscrupulous networking they are conditioned to work against the Constitutional Rules and regulations where checks and balances require them to ascertain accountability.
Corporations of the special interests influence criminality in Africa by suppressing Africas’ development for their personal gains through engaging in irregular activities that are illegal and are unconstitutional. In such activities the Corporate Special Interest engage in “Land Grabbing” in the “Scramble to Africa”.
Head of World Bank and IMF sensationally admitted acting against poor Africa’s interest. The question still remains, why did the World Bank, IMF and Hedge Funding engage in committing crimes including violation and abuse against Human Rights in Africa. These land deals steal Africa’s future. Corrupt governments enable big investors to evict rightful landowners from their land, and many displaced communities lose their access to food and water. Public institutions, most notably the World Bank, found themselves engaging in such unfortunate deals, and stopping them will set a stage to freeze all land grabs. World Bank is therefore part of culprit who conspires to destroy human lives in today’s systemic food shortage and crisis. World Bank in this case should be blamed for Land Grabs in Africa and they must face joint blame on the same. This is a serious criminal injustices where World Bank engages with Foreign investment in Africa’s farmland to sustain biofuels industry from land stolen from the poor Africans and is diverted from local food production to fuel production which is directly affecting greater African population.
This is a wake-up call to all people of the world that there is an urgent need to address the rural-urban food imbalance affecting the global food economy which now results to rising high costs of food against the domestic budget income.
Where is the moral responsibility in demanding debt repayments from Africa on finances that were not authenticated according to public mandate but instead, these types of irregular corrupt transaction failed to apply facilitation of public mandate to deliberate and fulfill Development needs of the African Citizen which instead, resulted in non-compliance but rather caused serious excessive poverty, joblessness, landlessness and the collapse of Government institutions of African larger community. The loses and misappropriations of billions of funds that were released for Government Institutions for Africa’s development programs got distributed and banked in foreign private individual accounts to benefit unscrupulous African Politicians with their counterparts of Corporate Special Interest in an irregular corrupt manner. This behavior has equated African mandated needs to a sorry state of Africa’s begging bowl and AIDS handouts. The World Bank already has strong evidence that funding large land deals often makes life worse for the people displaced and fails to generate poverty reduction.
How is it possible such serious crime, violation and abuse of humanity; a behaviour that clearly increases Africa’s vulnerability to extreme poverty can be legitimized by a Public Institution tasked with alleviating poverty? How can the World Bank face this reality? How is World Bank comfortable to engage in Stealing Africa’s future? Africa does not need assistance from begging bowl. Africa needs to Trade with the World on Partnership Development for progressive development made on a balanced agreement that benefit all stakeholders with investing shareholders equitably on a balanced sustainable Mutual consideration.
Africa states such like Liberia, Sierra Leone tells the story of some of mass exploitation, of the ecstasy of struggle for complete independence and how total liberation is not easy.
Now it is time for a full freeze on land grab funding. We call on you to act urgently to end the sell-off of the world’s land to private companies and reallocate World Bank funds to projects that really do eradicate poverty. Poor Local Farmers need Partnership support not an eviction notice. It is time Africa’s progressive development must face a turning point where the corrupt African leaders must face consequences for their corrupt deals.
The World Bank’s new president has devoted his life to defeating poverty. British farmer James Siggs joined a venture to run ‘US-style large-scale agricultural systems’ in the Congo. But he left and now says ‘industrial-scale farming displaces and alienates people, creates few jobs and causes social disruption’. This is our best chance to get the World Bank to take a strong stand against the land robbery.
Land is life to farming communities in Africa and around the world. Africa’s Cultural food value and traditional seedlings is fundamental to Africa’s livelihood and survival. Africa was not consulted to have them driven out of their land and live a life of hopelessness. Land grab in Africa is threatening to destroy families and hold Africa’s futures to ransom; this is a clear indication that there is plan to wipe Africans out of the face of earth. How will the world leaders justify this type of crime on Africa?
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
jbatec@yahoo.com
Organizing Team with WADU
World African Diaspora Union (WADU)
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Insects source of protein instead of meat
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6 May 2013 Last updated at 02:08 ET Help
Insects are regularly eaten by as much as 80% of the worlds population, but even the very thought of it seems shocking to most people in the UK.
But as the global population continues to grow, there is a growing move towards eating insects as a staple part of our diet.
Researchers from the Nordic Food Lab are looking at ways to persuade people to get their protein from bugs instead.
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Davos 2013 – (CCTV) China’s Next Global Agenda
Published on Feb 15, 2013
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• Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007-2010)
• Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington DC
• Kevin Rudd, Member of Parliament, Australia; Global Agenda Council on Fragile States
• Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University, USA
• Zhang Xiaoqiang, Vice-Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, People’s Republic of China
• John Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Hony Capital, People’s Republic of China
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Davos 2013 – The Global Development Outlook
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• Helene D. Gayle, President and Chief Executive Officer, CARE USA, USA; Global Agenda Council on Poverty & Sustainable Development
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Davos 2013 – De-risking Africa (CNBC Africa Debate)
Published on Feb 11, 2013
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• James Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA
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• Zhu Min, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member
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– Eurozone options
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– Future of shadow banking
• James Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., USA
• Andrey L. Kostin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, VTB Bank, Russian Federation
• Paul Singer, Principal, Elliott Management, USA
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• Zhu Min, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member
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UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger
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13 May 2013Last updated at 09:00 ET
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Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report.
The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution.
It notes than over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects.
However it admits that “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many Western countries.
Insect nutritional value /100g
Food source Protein (g) Calcium (mg) Iron (mg)
Source: Montana State University
Caterpillar28.2n/a35.5
Grasshopper20.635.25
Dung beetle17.230.97.7
Minced beef27.4n/a3.5
Wasps, beetles and other insects are currently “underutilised” as food for people and livestock, the report says. Insect farming is “one of the many ways to address food and feed security”.
“Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly, and they have high growth and feed conversion rates and a low environmental footprint,” according to the report.
Nutritional value
The authors point out that insects are nutritious, with high protein, fat and mineral content.
They are “particularly important as a food supplement for undernourished children”.
Insects are also “extremely efficient” in converting feed into edible meat. Crickets, for example, need 12 times less feed than cattle to produce the same amount of protein, according to the report.
Most insects are are likely to produce fewer environmentally harmful greenhouse gases than other livestock.
The ammonia emissions associated with insect-rearing are far lower than those linked to conventional livestock such as pigs, says the report.
The report calls for insect dishes to be added to restaurant menus
Insects are regularly eaten by many of the world’s population, but the thought may seem shocking to many Westerners.
The report suggests that the food industry could help in “raising the status of insects” by including them in new recipes and adding them to restaurant menus.
It goes on to note that in some places, certain insects are considered delicacies.
For example some caterpillars in southern Africa are seen as luxuries and command high prices.
Most edible insects are gathered in forests and serve niche markets, the report states.
It calls for improved regulation and production for using insects as feed.
“The use of insects on a large scale as a feed ingredient is technically feasible, and established companies in various parts of the world are already leading the way,” it adds.