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512) Common Agriculture Policy and Development Open letter to European Commissioner Phil Hogan
Dear EU Commissioner Phil Hogan,
On June 2nd 2017, you posted on your blog an article entitled “Debunking Myths that the Common agriculture policy discriminates against farmers in the developing world” (1) The rhetoric of the Commission seems to not have moved on this issue since 1992.
511) Bilingual primary school project in Bittou
Fulani herders are now demanding a primary school !
Some years ago, I met with atBittou, a group of Fulani women in the village of Bittou. They had just completed Bittou. their second literacy training course in Fulfulde (pronounced fullfulldé), their mother tongue.
510) The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso pledges priority to local food products in his Government
Mr Prime Minister, you are invited to Restaurant Atypique de Koudougou
A journalist friend provided me the other day with a piece from the AIB news agency (Agence d’Information du Burkina), stating that “The Government of Burkina Faso has issued orders to its public services to give preference to local food products”.
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