what is the difference?
We got independence 48 years ago. Poverty is increasing day by day, and the value of the shilling is going down and down.
Shilling exchange rate now stands at 1324/- against one US Dollar; when we got independence, a dollar exchange was Shs 7/- for 1$; now is this progressing or backwardness?
On 9th December, 1961, we're so hopeful and 10th December 2009, we are less hopeful, on 11th December 2010, we may completely lose hope if H.E Kikwete does not put agriculture first.
I am now a grand father but my grand father used to export cereals and cashewnuts to India in thousands of tonnes per year.
Our export were thousands of tonnes approximately 300,000 tonnes of cashewnuts and cereals ( ufuta, groundnuts, peagon peas and dengu) per year in 1960's in Southern Regions only, leave aside cotton, coffee, tea, tobacco, and maize, in other regions like Mwanza and Kilimanjaro.
I am very happy that H.E President has come up with the policy of Kilimo Kwanza.
mwalimu was very keen on agriculture and therefore he tried Ujamaa villages although his best policies were spoiled by pseudo implemontors. Now H.E Kikwete, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania is number ONE in agriculture and even Hon. Pinda and Hon. Wassira.
I will salute them if they put agriculture first priority.
M.R.J SABODO
The Retired Specialist in Hedge Funds, Equity Funds and International Commercial Debts.
Source. Daily News; A Tanzanian daily
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