decent labor conditions far from a given in the garment industry. ghana grows tons of tomatoes but also imports them on a growing scale global trade doesn t always make sense. in today s world goods and services are traded between countries and continents on an unprecedented scale as globalization is credited with boosting economic growth free trade is a big honor for the corporations and benefits millions of people around the world but the price for that prosperity say critics is paid by the poor and nowhere is that gulf more visible than in africa. 54 percent of the continent s workforce relies on the agricultural sector but cheap and often subsidized goods brought in from asia and europe are swamping domestic markets causing prices to plummet. over 120000 tons of tomato products enter ghana annually that s a $95.00 fold increase since imports began in 1996 and that boom is taking its toll on local producers. so martos they could be goners red to gold the soil is ideal and
a growing scale global trade doesn t always make sense. in today s world goods and services are traded between countries and continents on an unprecedented scale as globalization is credited with boosting economic growth free trade is a big honor for the corporations and benefits millions of people around the world but the price for that prosperity say critics is paid by the poor and nowhere is that gulf more visible than in africa. 54 percent of the continent s workforce relies on the agricultural sector but cheap and often subsidized goods brought in from asia and europe are swamping domestic markets causing prices to plummet. over 120000 tons of tomato products enter ghana annually that s a $95.00 fold increase since imports began in 1996 and that boom is taking its toll on local producers. tomatoes they could be goners red to gold the soil is ideal and they ve been cultivated in the country for decades yet ghana s tomato factories now stand empty and farmers are opting to
Turning to the crime beat. A man is behind bars after a robbery in stead this week. After a brief standoff. Police arrested 39yearold wesley ford at a stead home wednesday night around midnight. Hes charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, grand larceny and possession of stolen property. Police say he went to the maverick gas station on stead boulevard early monday morning and showed a handgun, before taking money from the clerk. As police approached his stead home, they say he stole a vehicle and fled from police, resulting in 3 schools being locked down. Officers thought their suspect was 19yearold rylin wolfe, who lived with ford. After investigating. Police ruled him out. This is a photo of wolfe from an unrelated and reno police are also investigating a burglary at the Junior Achievement offices on tuesday. Police say the suspects used rocks to break into the building on west 6th street after cutting a chain link fence. The owner of Junior Achievement says the thieves stole mult
We have a team of correspondents and analysts kor icovering this us. Were going to begin with jeff zeleny out here and joining us on democrats and how theyre gearing up. Jeff, i want you to tell us about this move by some democrats to add this conservative congressman as a house manager for the senate trial. First of all, what is it in this position and will he likely get what they want . Well, good afternoon. There were a group of House Democrats who were urging Speaker Pelosi to put justin in the position as one of the impeachment managers. Of course he is a former republican now an independent congressman from michigan. Hes been speaking out against the president more than most any other republican member of congress and they thought it would add credibility to this. Thats essentially one of the prosecutors if you h from the house side when this goes into a trial in the house senate. But im told a few moments ago by someone close to the process here in the house this is unly to happ
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