Banana Republic

Re: # 11

We had a spike in banana prices in Australia after a cyclone hit the areas that produce bananas. Most people I know stopped buying bananas, they just came back down in a few months. Patience.

I agree with this approach. But there is some underlying problem. This problem is just not limited to single item. There are just not enough products in Markets, causing too much price hike. On the other hand they are too many people who want to work and do not have job. I wish if our government can device a program in which these millions of jobless people can be put to work to produce lot of products. Then there will be lot of products with lot of competition with real low price for everyone. Thats what they do here in America!

We had a spike in banana prices in Australia after a cyclone hit the areas that produce bananas. Most people I know stopped buying bananas, they just came back down in a few months. Patience.
Well writtten, btw.

ahem...

http://chowk.com/ilogs/67700/47796

Iron mask,

I just read a book over the weekend called "The fruit hunters" fascinating read...I mention it on my blog here

Atleast you can buy and eat the bananas. Think about the poor people in other places who cannot afford this.....also given the way Banana cultivation has become a monoculture (single gene strand in all of SA/Carib/Central AM/Africa) donot be surprised if bananas disappear soon. There was a rather lengthy article on this in teh Sc.Am sometime back.

Thank the gods for small mercies

Mr jayp!
People who have never been to pakistan and dont even understand the meaning of word "jihad" are the first to comment on islam!
By "concerns of the world" if u mean USA and india then we all know about their interests in Afghanistan and their role in making the situation worse in tribal areas ... they are the master minds behind all this....these tribal people lived here for centuries but never attacked anyone...please so some research on this and u will find the differnce between facts and fiction!

jayp bhai,

regardless of what pakistan is, you should get treatment for the fire that is roasting your hairy posterior :D

#4 and yet, pandit-hates are skinny little runts!!

What a difference between the two countries


Raining free tomatoes

KOLAR: With no solution in sight for the minimum support price for tomato, tomato growers have decided to stage a novel protest here on Tuesday.

The Kolar Jilla Tomato Belegarara Sangha, a newly formed association of tomato growers, has resolved to dump a truck load of tomatoes in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office for free distribution.

“This peaceful agitation is to convince the authorities about the problems of tomato growers,� honorary president of the sangha Eshwarappa said.

The farmers in Kolar and Chickballapur district have been waging a struggle for the past two weeks demanding Rs. 5 as support price per kg of tomato.

banana's are 60 Rs dozzen in Karachi i.eand i am telling you rates in a normal shop in defence commercial area.

If only these wom,en could grown bananas. More than likely that the jihadis will carry out bank roberies to support their activities.
from dawn of today

PESHAWAR: 80pc handicraft centres closed in Swat: Pressure from militants



By Ali Hazrat Bacha


PESHAWAR, July 14: About 80 per cent of the handicraft centres in parts of upper Swat have been closed due to pressure from militants, people in the business told Dawn.

A number of embroidery centres, being supervised by non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations, were closed in Khwazakhela when the organisers received threatening letters from unidentified militants, a source said. In the letters, the women were warned to avoid coming out of their houses without male family members. Thus many of the women preferred to stay at home instead of taking risk of life, she added.

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