| Land remains static while population increases. In | | | | aspirations lies in technology. The fact that Africa |
| Africa, land is becoming infertile, while desertification | | | | population is increasing while land is not mean that |
| and effects of global warming threatens the | | | | other people would have to work elsewhere to earn |
| continent. The continent's raw materials are dwindling. | | | | a livelihood. And the educated youth's hope is in |
| Where would Africa turn for solutions? | | | | technology. |
| For many years, the emerging independent states | | | | Africa also faced with dwindling resource base cannot |
| saw agriculture to be the continent's development | | | | afford to be wasteful. Technology that would reduce |
| magic. They were unable to see that it was also | | | | waste and enhance recycling effort should be |
| possible for agriculture to be Africa's curse. They | | | | embraced by all African countries. African countries |
| would have to buy agricultural machinery, fertilizers, | | | | need technology to add value to their resources |
| and animal drugs from the developed world and sells | | | | before exporting. |
| their produce to the developed world at a throw | | | | The bulk of world trade today is technology based. |
| away price. | | | | Africa and its growing youthful and educated |
| It is now even worse because land is becoming an | | | | population cannot afford to be left behind as the |
| explosive source of conflicts that threaten to tear | | | | world grapples for a share of revenue from the |
| African countries apart. The same land has become | | | | technology trade. Quoting Allan Ngugi's article |
| infertile and there is threat of desertification. | | | | published in the Daily Nation of March 12, 2008 |
| Due to global warming, farming has become | | | | entitled, "We should be thinking industries," President |
| unpredictable activity. There is either long dry period | | | | Museveni during an East African Legislative assembly |
| or too much rain. Pumping money into agriculture is a | | | | session said. "Many people in East Africa still depend |
| very likely source of frustrations for peasant farmers | | | | on Agriculture rather than being in industry and |
| who makes up large part of Africa's populations. | | | | services. East Africa cannot provide enough jobs for |
| African countries have also for along time relied on | | | | the increasing educated population. We shall not earn |
| export of raw materials. The revenue they earned | | | | enough foreign currency as we could (with industrial |
| from the raw materials has not helped much and | | | | production) and we shall not collect enough taxes." |
| they are dwindling. Africa has been a source for | | | | Technology will not only create jobs but will help |
| diamonds, gold, copper, oil and other minerals for the | | | | Africa's countries handle problems brought about by |
| developed world. Africa's answer for its development | | | | desertification and global warming. |