Dear comrades, it is my conviction that the discussion on the Seed Project is worth to embrace. Though the project was conceived as an immediate remedy to the famine that loomed in the region last year, this time round it will address a number of important factors that have crippled our farmers and will mark a substantive struggle in the battle for sustainable development. I presume we shall agree on the fact that our farmers are still a prey to enslavement by the colonial ideology that cash crops are only Tobacco, cotton, coffee and tea and thus they lack the necessary information and sensitization. Secondly there has never been a deliberate enough effort to save our farmers from exploitation by bodies that buy these so called cash crops. I believe the cotton saga is still fresh in our minds let alone the abuse of our farmers by BAT. I am hopeful that going to the farmers with the seeds will make them see value in whatever information we shall give them and they will certainly embrace though at a pace. As I shared before, on one of our sensitization tours after the tragic accident of the tobacco farmers, they stressed the fact that we were emphasizing solving a problem which was good but without providing alternatives. I believe this is one of the most important contributions we shall make in transforming the lives of our farmers and it will be revolutionary with lasting impacts, and above all it will demonstrate the commitment of West Nile Foundation in steering West Nile towards a better and brighter future. For God and Our People.
________________________________ From: oguzu lee <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 5:38:42 PM Subject: [WestNileNet] Suspended Seed Project I to refer to Mr. Arumadri Joel's suggestion that led to postponement of the seed project meant to distribute seeds to farmers in West Nile . New comers, this was project initially aimed at averting the famine that hit our region hard last year but because food aid wasn’t seen as a sustainable solution to food security, members later rallied behind the idea of contributing for seeds that could be distributed to farmers. Some funds were collected but implementation was delayed on technical advice of one of the members. Now that the rains have come and farmers are getting alerts from meteorological department of Uganda to start planting, can we resume discussions and contributions towards seed project? With a number of new faces on board, I think our hands wouldn't be too-far-stretched for help. Treasurer, please let us know where you stand and where we ought to be if this project has not been suspended indefinitely. Denis Lee Oguzu
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