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One thing about oil, is that you cant eat it. Those wealthy gulf states, in order to feed people, have to import lots agricultural products like wheat, commoditties that have seen a dramatic price increase. Their answer to high prices has been to pour capital into agricultural production in the economic back waters of Sudan, and other East African countries that can hardly feed themselves. The Nile River system, among others, is lined with fertile soil. Couple this with low labor & production cost, and you have an economic surge comparative to other african economic sectors, oil not withstanding. They speak of agricultural independence as we speak of energy independence. The only thing is, they are doing something about it.
The answers to energy self suffiency are all around us, for crying out loud, our wives and girlfriends bathe in it every summer; its essential to our grandmothers tomatoes. The answers arent simple, but thats just a start. Its as if ambition and ingenuity have been replaced by greed in this country...
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