another great snap from the dailystruggle:
Jamhuri Park
another great snap from the dailystruggle:
Jamhuri Park
70% of the roses sold in European supermarkets come from Kenya.
The rush for cut roses for valentines day (and mother’s day) puts a pressure on the already over-stretched kenyan eco system.
Sainsbury’s seems to be the only UK supermarket really intent about doing its bit to tackle this situation. This year it provided roses for valentine’s day which were ‘Fairtrade for free’. In other words, fairly traded roses for which the supermarket absorbed the fairtrade premium, meaning they were the same price as unfairly traded roses.
Is fair trade the answer? Does fair trade take into consideration the impact on the environment? Give that water is already such a scarce resource in Kenya, with droughts for 4 years in a row now, is there not a way around this problem that doesn’t pull the bottom out of the kenyan cut flower market?
expensive luanda
luanda capital of angola
for several years luanda has been the most expensive country in the world. the civil war drove prices up. the civil war ended in 2002 but insiders had become used to above-average profits so ensured trade barriers stayed in place.
there is also a rural-urban divide (isn’t there always). an avocado in luanda costs $5 whilst in the country you can get 10 for $10. although i’m thinking that’s still pretty steep.
in december 2010 a frenchman took a supermarket to court for charging him $100 for a melon. well, HE bought it!
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ahhh, coffee.
overdog. durwii, tanzania.
bismillah mgahawa. haubi, tanzania.
beehive. durwii, tanzania.
gate. pahi, tanzania
