[WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation
Our president said it is a small matter. people should learn to rear goats, ducks and chicken to augment and supplement grains. I for once agree with this reasoning. why must people in the villages of Arua want to grow mairungi and tobacco? simple they want money. what for? to marry a second or a third wife. By the way, why dont people leave the villages and migrate to towns since they want money so much. Hunger and more hunger will continue with or without rains. let them grow their mairungi and tobacco and be loaded. I do not know which casino's and popular joints they will go to to spend their well earned dime. I also do not know where they will buy food from since all of them will have money but no food hence more hunger. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
[WestNileNet] Re: Money never the cause of hunger
Caleb, How many goats do you have? You earn money directly from your sweat and you are still able to feed yourself. A mairungi grower earns the same money but can't feed himself. Has that got anything to do with money from mairungi or more to do with attitudes, perception, understanding, ignorance and madness. In Bushenyi farmers grow tea and earn money for it but they are not hungry because they have alot of food grown. They use their cash to buy food. I rear some chicken but do not eat chicken for food always but sell to get money and eat greens that I donot grow. Not everybody can grow food but lets look at whether if there was a market for mairungi and I did 100 acres, would I be able to buy food? But if I have 1/4 acre and consumed half of the harvest of drug, would I be able to buy food? I know families today who paid school fees out of the two crops. Donot make me mention names here sir. In Dubai there is more food in the supermarkets than in Uganda and yet it is importing up to 75% of the food resources but they never cry the hunger we do. That means money can buy off hunger. My countrymen and women, lets find out what the real problem is. Have you had of people in our homes going to get loans from the bank or microfinance inst and marrying a second wife? Now that is not mairungi. Is there grazing land for the goats? We have destroyed collectively our environment and now the world can no longer support us. Drought is not caused by peasants alone. To argue the merits and demerits of the President's statement would be like caning feaces for all our troubles. Only mad people do that. Arrongance and insolence have been tenets of 'our' time and why remind us of them. Lets do what is in our means and I believe education is key if post harvest management is to help alleviate hunger in the future. Caleb, I would like to remind you that in 1987 we suffered from severe lack of food but we grew no tobacco. All our maize, beans cassava and greens were dry within days of planting. We had no irrigation technology etc, what are you really trying to remind us about?? All the same this argument could go on until the cows come back home but sustainable solutions must be sought. Thank you guys and all the best. Robert Ejiku On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Caleb Alaka calebal...@yahoo.com wrote: Our president said it is a small matter. people should learn to rear goats, ducks and chicken to augment and supplement grains. I for once agree with this reasoning. why must people in the villages of Arua want to grow mairungi and tobacco? simple they want money. what for? to marry a second or a third wife. By the way, why dont people leave the villages and migrate to towns since they want money so much. Hunger and more hunger will continue with or without rains. let them grow their mairungi and tobacco and be loaded. I do not know which casino's and popular joints they will go to to spend their well earned dime. I also do not know where they will buy food from since all of them will have money but no food hence more hunger. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Education Ordinance
Hi Caleb, You are definately going to stir controversy here for your good comments. But did you know that everytime we ate too much, we slept most of the afternoon without stduying? Now should the belly be full or half full? Anyway this ordinance thing is good if enforcement is good. So it is just as good as the enforcement. I hope as we go around making proposals, lets keep that in mind. Robert Ejiku. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Caleb Alaka calebal...@yahoo.com wrote: Ya, I did not make comments on this topic which is crucial for the very existence of our survival as a distinct entity in our times and beyond. I don't want to look cynical and or a pessimist. I do not know how hungry people who eat once a day can concentrate in class, forgive my lack of knowledge from a nutritionists point of view. Assuming the Ordinance is enacted into law and parents who all slept hungry with their hungry kids are forced by law to force these hungry kids to study. Our generation excelled in national exams not because of an Ordinance but because of several reasons including a full belly. There to you. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___ ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
Re: [WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation
Fellow West Nilers, It will be unfortunate to keep silent as we discuss this important matter, which, if not handled now may lead to more social problems with far reaching effects. Yes i agree with my brother Alaka, Caleb you are right to express your sentiments in such a manner. I find it totally unacceptable to see to it that West Nilewhich was once a food basket has gone to the extent of witnessing hunger and starvation as was the case in late 1980's upon the return of Ugandan refugees in exile. Much as i take note of the current prolonged drought, it is imperative to understand the fact that the birth of a consumer class be it in urban or rural areas has greatly contributed to the current phenomenon in addition to food exports to South Sudan. Unfortunately the population of the consumers surpasses production which has been left in the hands of a few subsistance farmers producers who are unable to meet current demand. It is therefore important that a multisectoral approach is adopted to address the current crisis, i propose the following short term and long term strategies; Short term: * A declaration that the situation in the West Nile, greater North and Teso region is not only untenable but should be declared an Emergency through advocacy by the sons and daughters of the affected regions, District councils, Parliamentarians and civil society. The success of this will pave way for donors to come on board. I still do not believe in the current practice of targeted aid particularly if this is issued along party ideologies. This can only create more hatred and division in a society that has suffered from the politics of division. Long term: * An integrated food security programme be instituted in the affected regions with a view of promoting diversification of agriculture through the creation of subsidies. * A deliberate programme be introduced with a view of changing the attitude of our people aimed at encouraging many more to appreciate agriculture as an alternative to informal trading. * Strengthening of the current programmes such as the NAADs despite its shortcomings. Awania Taban From: Caleb Alaka calebal...@yahoo.com To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile westnilenet@kym.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:01:56 AM Subject: [WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation Our president said it is a small matter. people should learn to rear goats, ducks and chicken to augment and supplement grains. I for once agree with this reasoning. why must people in the villages of Arua want to grow mairungi and tobacco? simple they want money. what for? to marry a second or a third wife. By the way, why dont people leave the villages and migrate to towns since they want money so much. Hunger and more hunger will continue with or without rains. let them grow their mairungi and tobacco and be loaded. I do not know which casino's and popular joints they will go to to spend their well earned dime. I also do not know where they will buy food from since all of them will have money but no food hence more hunger. ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ___
RE: [WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation in West Nile region
Hi all! Mr Ezaruku Kazimiro (Chief Executive Officer Abim District) would like to join this forum. Can somebody in charge do the needful. His email address is ezak...@yahoo.com Telephone +256 772 829 692 From: westnilenet-boun...@kym.net [mailto:westnilenet-boun...@kym.net] On Behalf Of Charles Male Sent: 22/07/2009 05:33 To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation in West Nile region We will continue to have hunger in our region until ALL OF US who left the region voluntarily or involuntarily begin working with those on back in West Nile to address hunger. Ending hunger is our responsibility wether you are living in WOLO or ULAYA; in New York or KAGOROPA! We must ALL strive to work towards ending hunger. Majid forwarded an email of the Uganda Hunger project. I hope people take a look at what is happening in some parts of Uganda to address hunger. Senseless insistence on tobacco growing+ climatic changes (drought) + Apathy + Laziness + etc = HUNGER! Just my 2 cents. Charles On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:58 AM, JOHNSON OMBIGA omb...@rogers.com wrote: Hi Denis, I will respond to your excellent posting on Hunger Situation in Uganda. Modesto Ombiga --- On Tue, 7/21/09, oguzu lee oguzu...@yahoo.com wrote: From: oguzu lee oguzu...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation in West Nile region To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile westnilenet@kym.net Received: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 2:27 PM Ladies and genglemen, Hunger and Starvation, the most acute problem we face in West Nile today! Many families are going without meals each day and others have died due this neglected famine situation. A woman from Tara Sub County in Maracha has now camped at Arua police station after failure to feed her children. We the people of West Nile including our leaders have overlooked this problem which probably explains our silence unlike our counterparts in Teso and Acholi who have stood united against this common scourge. These leaders took journalists to their area to estimate the magnitude of the problem so as to bring it to limelight. On the contrary, our leaders were quick to deny cases of hunger and starvation in West Nile --describing it as propaganda of the opposition. It's unfortunate party politics is being championed and brought to the forefront amidst the kind of insecurity we face which is irrespective of one's form of affiliation. There were media reports that the RDC of Arua was discriminatively distributing food aid sent to Arua to NRM supporters only, an accusation he has vehemently denied. I think what West Nile now needs is a strategic food security intervention--a programme that must focus on addressing the in long term food insecurity in the region. Our people should consider diversifying from cassava to maize which yields in 3-4 months to avert starvation during long maturity duration of cassava. Efforts to protect environment should also be rejuvenated since its one of the major causes to the current starvation. Efficacy of tobacco growing as a way of alleviating poverty should be also be studied as well its impact of impact on food security. Above all, everyone ought to perceive starvation and accept it as a regional catastrophe. Unless we collectively understand it as a social community problem, we'll never solve it. Avoiding conflict of interest while addressing such non discriminative problems is will move us far! I thank Jackson for raising this neglected issue. I hope agriculturalists on this forum will have significant input to inform the kind of approach we may adopt. Cheerful times! Denis Lee Oguzu From: JohnAJackson javud...@gmail.com To: westnilenet@kym.net Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 4:16:51 PM Subject: [WestNileNet] Hunger and starvation in West Nile region Am I the only one who has noticed that it is too quiete on this network lately? Have we run out of ideas? or are we overwhelmed or both? Hunger and starvation in West Nile region is an issue we should probaly talk about. What has been done so far? Has anyone organized food aid? How dire is the situation? avudria -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=westnile...@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is
