[governance] Clinton Admits: "Free" Trade is Harmful to 3rd World

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Thanks Jeanette,

Your practical question reminds of something I may have read somewhere
but can't for the life of me remember, it's about how consumers in the
West post Copenhagen discussions are into buying green produce and
chances are if they are consuming something that took so long to get
to their country, it would have have not been environmentally
efficient and consumers would soon rather purchase commodity from
neighbouring region.

I am reminded of bottled water how I watched a documentary (rerun)
where it said that it takes 8 litres of water to make one bottled
water etc and how people should just use filters and drink tap water.

Where do we draw the line and how do we trade efficiently and be
mindful of not trampling on others just because we are giants and we
can.

I have chillie growing in my yard in Suva, Fiji Islands and would love
to send you some but quarrantine probably won't allow it.  In Fiji,
people also dry chillies to preserve them.

Cheers,

Sala
On 4/6/10, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
>
>
>
>> So here's a practical question: Looking in my own refrigerator just now,
>> I have noticed most of a pack of chillies (cost £0.50) from Morocco,
>> expiry date 22Mar and they have indeed grown some interesting looking
>> mold. But I can't eat chillies quickly enough. So what should I do - not
>> buy them again (smaller packets not available in that shop),
>
> You should freeze them. That way they last for many months without
> losing their flavour. You defrost them within less than a minute by
> putting them under hot water.
>
> and who
>> should public policy seek to protect - Moroccan farmers, or Moroccan
>> consumers - in the event that the UK market for chillies reduces, taking
>> with it the wholesale price.
>
> Aren't Moroccan farmers also consumers? I wonder if this is really an
> either/ or situation. Besides, there might be good reasons to produce
> and buy food locally even if this implies higher prices. Avoiding long
> distant transport, might be one, desirable qualities such as taste or
> organic production methods might be reasons and poverty is certainly
> also one.
>
> jeanette
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