I dont have a gmail account and I do not have the time now to register. I wanted to start a discussion on the issue of insecticides and DDT, maybe you can post it yourself.
Malaria has had a huge toll on the African population and has significantly retarded the developing world economies since the 60s. We are however falling over our feet to adhere to Developed world regulations on exports to make sure that our crops and flowers do not include DDT and other insecticides which we now know have minimal dangers compared to the devastating effects of malaria. What if we sprayed ourselves silly like they sometimes do in the US of A and got rid of malaria and by extension saved on devastating morbidity and mortality and rescued huge chunks of our economies. Is the potential loss in export earnings greater than the savings we will make on our economies? Dont manufactured goods rather than agricultural products for export provide more value to growth anyway? And do we really have to cut off our limbs to "save the environment" at the behest of developed world while they are smoking the world away and "global burning" us which actually means more diseases including malaria? I say we spray to Kingdom come!
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Thank you Sam.Its a shame that there is so much to do that we barely have time for anything (no offense).Anyway, the debate on "Carbon Miles" is still on and it is amazing how emotional things can get.From all discussions that i have listened to as regards this issue,the main bone of contention is always the farmers,their produce and the trade imbalances in the European market.
As it is said,two wrongs cannot make a right.As we blog, there is a looming environmental crisis in the world.Take for instance our mother country Kenya.No one can accurately predict when the short rains are due just because of global warming.Although Africa contributes very little in worldwide pollution, we have a duty to protect our environment with the hope that China and the industrialised world will cut down on their carbon emissions.
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