Postby NoAngst » Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:07 pm
[quote="TJcombo"]Just look at East Asian countries they have no resources but they have something we don't and that's human resources. At the end of the day that's what matters. Japan and Korea have nothing but they work hard import raw materials build and sell the world everything good that mankind uses in the modern world
Let's be real here if the horn occupied by Japanese, German, Koreans it would be an Amazing place and a first world nation but instead we're stuck with Donkey level people who still push Dameeer around in 2016
It is what it is[/quote]
I agree the problem of Somalia is Somalis but lets not succumb Somali tendency of exaggerating things. Natural resource wise, we are not as blessed as many other countries in the world including our immediate neighbours such as Ethiopia and Kenya. Less than 10% of land is arable and we are Sahelian country meaning rainfall is meager and sporadic. Ethiopia is the "water tower" of Africa whereas Kenya has plentiful rains and vast arable land. Despite possessing huge landmass, more than 600, 000 sq km, we hardly have any readily exploitable minerals such as coal, iron, copper, silver, gold, etc. Hell, we don't even have enough drinkable surface water, the most essential human need. Our greatest resource and biggest FX earner is livestock which itself is reflection of the fact that our country lacks farming potential.
I think with modern technology, knowledge and techniques Somalia can become not only self-sufficient in food product but also not exporter. But we ARE NOT resource rich country by any objective measure.
