I perfectly understand your pain. But you have a choice in the matter. Here are your choices:
1. Grow you own fruits and vegetables. Even though some Goans live in apartments, many more still live in villages and have their own little yards. Further, there is vast amounts of land that is not used in farming. Take a ride from Cuncolim to Margao on NH17 and you'll find plenty of barren fields on either side of the road that were previously used for farming. Or take a ride from Old Market Round-a-bout in Margao and head to the beach to Colva. You'll find plenty of farm land that is unused for cultivation on either side of the road. The story is pretty much same across Goa. Goans should start growing their own rice, vegetables and fruits using mechanized methods and run their own modernized dairies. I am not talking about old fashioned farming - I am talking signing leases with current farm land owners and assigning these lands to farmers with capacity to produce crops on a massive scale. And if you are worried about your "Copachem" and siesta ... fogittaboutit. 2. Replace the politicians with new ones. You need a new party with fresh blood who have a vision to put the farmland to use. Don't send the same old freaking politicians to office to ruin your lives! For every Goan who complains on GoaNet, I am going play similar tunes. Jim Fernandes New York. Note: Nothing personal between you and me - all I am doing is getting Goans fired up. --- On Fri, 7/5/13, Nelson Lopes <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Nelson Lopes <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] galloping prices of essential commodities > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, July 5, 2013, 12:22 PM > Galloping vegetable prices > > In one week time, the prices have jumped 4 times .Is there > is some > connivance of manipulating the prices and indirectly > benefiting thereby? > The blame on demand due to short supply, unseasonable rains, > increase in > diesel and petrol prices, transport costs, have > some effects. Why does > the Govt,not control the prices by checking hoarding, > profiteering of > essential commodities? The steep rise in Vegetables, milk, ... ...
