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Some Georgia Farmers look to Africa for their future From the Atlanta Voice Dahvheed Jawara cuts a huge head of green, leafy lettuce from the dark and fertile soil of his private plot about 40 miles west of Ghana's capitol, Accra. Here, under blue, breezy skies, Tennessee-born Jawara and two workers cultivate a few acres of organically grown vegetables and spices as a part of a much larger agricultural enterprise whose harvests are destined for local and international markets Jawara is something of a spokesperson for encouraging African Americans to invest in and indeed return to the continent. During the two-hour drive from the capitol city of Accra out to his farm, red clay, reminiscent of Georgia's own, gives way to coastal sand and later, fertile black soil. "This is my home," he said...continued here. |
| The Atlanta Voice Newest Issue Check It Out! Thursday, March 5, 2009 9:35 AM From: "The Atlanta Voice" kandice@theatlantavoice.com |
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| Green Stimulus for Global Transformation Atlanta , Georgia , USA May 12, 2009 The G.E.N.E.S.I.S. Project of the North Scale Institute, Atlanta , Georgia is hosting a Summer Students’ program for Morehouse College ’s Pan African Global Experience (MPAGE) in Ghana , West Africa from May 24th through June 19, 2009. G.E.N.E.S.I.S. (Growing Energy & Nutrition for Environmental Stability & Investments in our Societies) was created by Dr. A. Kweku Andoh, Ghanaian Ethno-botanist and Ms. Kali Sichen Nutritionist and Ethnographer to encourage the youth of Africa and the African Diaspora to look to Nature for survival, self-sufficiency and sustainability. To demonstrate the viability of this project the first Model Forest was created near the coastal fishing village of Anomabo . This 22 acre paradise provides food and nutrition as well as energy and building materials and has as its major cash crop, Moringa oleifera which is recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as one of the worlds’ most important trees because of its nutritional value, medicinal properties and a resource for bio-diesel. Morehouse students will collect, identify and learn about the valuable medicinal plants that grow in the wild in this specimen rich rain forest of Ghana ’s Central Region. They will plant additional Moringa seedlings and learn about the harvesting, drying and market preparation techniques for promoting Moringa oleifera as a local food supplement and as a major nutritional supplement on the world wide natural foods market. Preserving the biodiversity of the natural environment was primary in planning the Model Forest which is also planted with pineapples, coconuts, papaya, mangoes, avocadoes, oranges, limes, cashew nuts, sugar cane, plantain, neem, and other food crops. This is truly a model to be duplicated throughout the tropical world for self-sufficiency, sustainability and economic viability. Contact: North Scale Institute (404) 767-4786; akandoh@msn.com; elminia@msn.com; www.northscaleinstitute.com |
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