Re-the price of gari

This is in response to the letter sent in by the "concerned foreigner" as published in your Monday edition, lamenting over the high price of gari.

He has raised some good points about the increased demand of the product but I beg to differ on his assertion that gari does not have nutritional values. The "concerned foreigner" also has to understand that market forces of demand and supply have a great impact on the price of any product.

I believe if Gambians are beginning to venture into a new kind of foodstuff, it is incumbent on our agricultural sector to zoom into gari production. The agricultural sector must venture into encouraging Gambians to grow more cassava and seek the expertise of countries like Sierra Leone to teach us how to produce gari. My favourite is "Bo Gari".

My suggestion is in line with President Jammeh's back-to-the-land philosophy which encourages us to produce local foods for our consumption and gradually desist from depending on imported foodstuff. Ramadan Mubarak!

Saul Jobe
A concerned Gambian in the diaspora.