Hooray!
It's a new world order! It's
time that rice, the common
diet of Liberians is
changed. As the American
economy staggers and
lawmakers contemplate
alternatives over gasoline,
so is the rest of the world
suffering the direct or
indirect waves.
First,
what we Liberian people fail
to realize to this day is
that we hold the winning
lottery ticket in our hands,
only through self-sufficiency.
Earth day is celebrated
around the world. We must
use our rich soil to produce
either this "gold
dust" call rice or some
other substitute such as
potato, yam, eddo, and most
especially palm and
yucca/cassava. Because we
settle for only consumption,
we always will be on the
losing end. The
US
proliferated peanuts!
For
example: Out of all the
plants grown in the world,
multi-productive crops like
PALM and CASSAVA, if fully
produced right in Liberia
will lead to socio-economic
boost for the country. With
PALM, we can reap
internationally from the
production and sale of its oil,
wine, soap, medicinal,
jewelry, basket, mat,
fishing trap, strainer,
scrub, foods from
palm-butter, palm cabbage,
and more. Take a look at
YUCCA (CASSAVA), we have the
potential to lead the global
market in the production of yucca
root, farina, fufu, cassava
leaf, bread, salad, starch,
glue, live-stock food,
you name it.
Secondly,
revenue from resources like
gold and diamond etc., when
reinvested into building
manufacturing plants in
Liberia
, will immediately create
jobs, development and steer
us to the factor of
self-reliance.
Thirdly,
we must educate our people.
This is the new world order:
Formal child soldiers, Corpo-guard
(soldier), war-torn
generation must become
scientists; Holle holle
(drivers & bus-boys),
Taxi drivers,
motorcycle-boys must
become engineers; Market women,
yanna-boys, water-sellers,
must become entrepreneurs.
Prostitutes, single moms,
pregnant teens, the disabled
and our young people must
always find
opportunities.
Commentary:
Common people are not
interested in politics and
power; they want profession
and prosperity.
