In a sense it seems that the input materials are far inferior in
Africa. Whether it is trained labor, new age seeds, clean water or
what ever else.
I've often found that Indian plumbers, carpenters and all other sorts
of tradesmen perform very poorly in comparison to an american /
western equivalent. It's often the case that the workmen's tools are
indeed to blame. Doors don't fit into their frames even when they are
sold together, screws supplied with the kit are not the same size and
so on.
I've always wondered if the availabilty of world class tools has made
all the difference in the Indian software industry. Imagine if the
same os weren't available to all, or the same compiler.
Cheeni
On 11/24/06, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 11/24/06, ashok _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> most probably subsisidies make an impact, but not on such a scale as
> some of these movements make them out to be....
Agree that it is not a one-dimensional problem (what problem really
is?). But, it would be interesting to compare yield-per-hectare
between single-growing-season Europe and multiple-growing-season
tropics.
Thaths
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