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9485: Growing food
From: NLaleau@aol.com
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Dear Mr. Harper: I'd say it's possible but difficult.For example:
Marmelade
valley has a half-dozen rivers and waterfalls. In 1995 it just fed its
local
population with no surplus. Unfortunately, even if they produced more,
they
would face major problems in marketing it because the narrow unpaved 12 km
road out of Marmelade is cut into the mountain and in places is too
narrow
for two trucks to pass... Rockslides break it in rainy season. Coffee
producers said their plants were ending their 20-year lifespan in 1995
and
production would sharply decline. Even if they found an agronomist to
consult, and funding for new plants, they would still face the task of
getting a real road built (12 million dollars US I think), and finding
conduits for sales. Does this give you the idea? -- Nancy Laleau