Continuing the conversation

At lunch we started talking about fish, and how you shouldn’t buy some kinds ‘cos of over-fishing and conservation reasons.

Which reminded me of a TV report on EU fish factory ships fishing legally and illegally of the coast of West Africa.

I wondered out loud if improved European buyer habits will make a difference at all. Considering the fact that China is buying up Africa’s resources in a huge way and probably has far less misgivings than its Western counterparts.

Reminded me of one report on Zaire’s collapse into disarray many years ago, which stated that the lack of a strong government means easier access to resources.

But there’s no way around conscientious shopping in today’s global world:

Check the packaging before buying groceries and buy local. Fact is, if the real environmental costs of production and transport are added to the pricing, local products would be competitive again.

By nchenga

Nchenga-nchenga is my nickname. Chiperoni.ch is my online playground, scrap book, and on-going collection of bookmarks and interesting quotes. Chiperoni is a Malawian term for cold, grey, rainy weather. I am a bridge blogger somewhere between Basel and Blantyre. The opinions and comments expressed here are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway. So far, this blog is free of advertising or paid articles or similar.

1 comment

  1. persillie says:

    Here the link of the documentation I mentioned. About the effects of globalization ChickenCurry für den Weltmarkt.

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