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Momodou
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 Posted - 28 Nov 2006 : 12:06:47
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Farmers' Association Support
End To Credit Buying
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
The Commodity Traders' Association's (CTA's) decision to end the buying of groundnuts on credit basis has triggered a firm support by the National Farmers' Platforms. In an interview with Foroyaa, Musa Jawneh, the Platform's president, described the move as positive. He noted that CTA is constituted by people who have a wealth of experience on groundnut marketing and their intervention would remedy the ills that farmers faced in the past years.
Mr. Jawneh said if the groundnut trade is professionally handled, its market can yield a minimum of 800 million dalasis in a year. He pointed out that that would create employment and boost the country's revenue earnings. Jawneh also opined that farmers in every district can form an association which will be delivering the groundnuts to the buying station and buyers will pay on the spot.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No.104/2006, 27-28 November, 2006
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