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Momodou
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 Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 13:20:53
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COMMODITY PRICES AT SERREKUNDA MARKET
By Isatou Bittaye
ITEM CURRENT PRICE February 2006
Rice per bag D540.00 - D585.00 D420.00
Rice per cup D3.00 D2.25
Tomato per spoon D1.50 D1.00
Tomato per 400g tin D20.00 D15.00
Tomato per 830g tin D35.00 D30.00
Fresh tomatoes per measure D5.00 D2.00
Onion per bag D510.00 D260.00
Onion per measure D5.00 D2.00
Cooking oil container10 litres D250.00 D275.00
Cooking oil container 5 litres D150.00 D150.00
Cooking oil per cup D5.00 D5.00
Palm oil per cup D8.00-D10.00 D10.00
Pepper per measure D5.00 D2.00
Bonga D5.00 D5.00
Joto D20.00 D10.00
Catfish D25.00 D10.00
Chicken per carton D400.00 D400.00
Chicken per leg D15.00 D15.00
Sugar per bag D725.00 D450.00
Sugar per cup D5.00 D5.00
Meat beef and bone D75.00 D65.00
Meat beef steak D90.00 D90.00
Flour per kilo D15.00 D15.00
Flour per bag D550.00 D500.00
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 017/2007, 12-13 February, 2007
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jambo
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 14:23:45
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| thank you for this, but how many kilos is the rice |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 14:45:56
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| Well done VERY useful, can I ask that you make this a regular monthly piece? if you have the time,as it gives those living outside Gambai a CORRECT idea of basic foodstuffs her at home.thanks again. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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concort
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 16:09:44
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| Does anyone know any Gambian Citizens living in China or Dubai? I may very well try to order at least one of the commodities afforementioned to help bring the price down for the average Gambian. I need names and contact info if possible. Please reply to badoul@yahoo.com. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 17:07:34
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Originally posted by concort
Does anyone know any Gambian Citizens living in China or Dubai? I may very well try to order at least one of the commodities afforementioned to help bring the price down for the average Gambian. I need names and contact info if possible. Please reply to badoul@yahoo.com.
Great Idea,no contacts though sorry. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 18:20:13
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| Its a suprise that one leg of chicken is more than the daily wage of some Government employes. They would have to work for a second day to be able to buy a leg of chicken. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 18:22:12
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Originally posted by concort
Does anyone know any Gambian Citizens living in China or Dubai? I may very well try to order at least one of the commodities afforementioned to help bring the price down for the average Gambian. I need names and contact info if possible. Please reply to badoul@yahoo.com.
Contact the gambia Chamber of Commerce: Tel: (220) 495 133/4; fax: (220) 496 134
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concort
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 18:46:50
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| Kondorong-are you insinuating that the Gambia Chamber of Commerce would have contacts for Gambia Nationals living in Dubai and China? Instead,I think that GCC would rather be of great assistance with trade related information. My goal is to partnership with a Gambian in either of the two countries. |
As Salamu Alaikum Waramatullah Wabarakatu |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 18:50:01
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Originally posted by concort
Kondorong-are you insinuating that the Gambia Chamber of Commerce would have contacts for Gambia Nationals living in Dubai and China? Instead,I think that GCC would rather be of great assistance with trade related information. My goal is to partnership with a Gambian in either of the two countries.
Thats part of their TOR. They could advise you of legitimate Gambians doing business in these countries and send goods to gambia. They should have a database on that. Trust me. They can help you. |
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concort
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 19:24:16
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Thanks Kondorong for your swift response. I have sent out an e-mail to GCCI and I will followup with a phone call tomorrow morning.
Does anyone have other ideas. |
As Salamu Alaikum Waramatullah Wabarakatu |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 19:47:15
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The only problem is having a willing Gambian with matching capital for investment. I was at the Chamber of Commerce a while ago and you will be suprised how Gambians do business. In many cases Gambians finance a big businessman's trip by giving him money upfront so that when his imports come, he would supply them. They end up paying for all the imports with the the "Big" man just riding on their backs and then dictate the prices he would sell to them even though they actually financed his whole trip. This way, they dont even need bank loans because free money flows in easily.
This is how some businessmen have maintained an alomost monopoly in the supply of certain goods. Many shops at retail level are opened but they are all supplied from one point effectively killing competition.
They dont actually know this because they individually "chip in" in advance to ensure they get supplied. A very easy way of getting financed with someone else's money and then take credit for the import when in actual fact individual and disorganised business men paid for the trip. |
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concort
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 20:23:37
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| Kondorong-I could not agree with you more. Each year, I travel to the Gambia to visit family members and also scout out ways to contribute to the country's socio-economic development. One thing that I have consistently experience is that people do not share info easily for the betterment of the Gambia populace. Also, many of us who own businesses outside the Gambia's shores are kind of hesitant to invest back home. I have repeated heed to the calling of President Jammeh for Gambians to invest back home, however, the fact still remains that we have a monolistic market atmosphere in The Gambia and those in privilege positions are less eager to assist. Infact they would try exploiting you which I find disturbing. |
As Salamu Alaikum Waramatullah Wabarakatu |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 20:31:58
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Originally posted by kondorong
Its a suprise that one leg of chicken is more than the daily wage of some Government employes. They would have to work for a second day to be able to buy a leg of chicken.
Why don't they rare chicken at home , which are more delicious atleast to me? How many of us engage ourselves in small scale farming at home to make for the shortfalls.
When i was in The Gambia, most if not all the vegies we ate at home are from my compound in the kombos. During the rains, i cultivated Maize, sweet potato, locust beans, pumpkin, okra, bitter tomato, sorrel(kucha) in mandinka, follehreh (fula), beezap(wolof), pepper ect. That supplemented my fish money greatly. During the dry season, i do lettuce, tomato,sorrel using the well i dug there.
When i finish my business here, I plan to turn it into a full fledge farm where in addition to horticulture , i intend to raise livestock.
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concort
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 20:51:00
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| Madiba-Are you talking about cultivating your own food for consumption, for sale or both? |
As Salamu Alaikum Waramatullah Wabarakatu |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 21:07:41
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Concort
Your scheme is laudable but please take good note of what others have said on Bantaba before you go ahead,I suspect that you are being carried along too quickly by the waves of enthusiam that has developed in your mind. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Feb 2007 : 21:27:01
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Originally posted by concort
Madiba-Are you talking about cultivating your own food for consumption, for sale or both?
Concort,
Initially for consumption and in the long term would be looking into sale. I by nature like eating fresh. The reason could be i partly grew up in the provinces were most often then, only oil and other imported stuff are bought in the market. The other ingredients and fruits are readily available in the backyard or 'Faroes'. |
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Edited by - MADIBA on 13 Feb 2007 21:27:21 |
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