Mr.Cornomia, I read your appeal that was made to Firestone about the rice issue and I don't agree with you on that. Joe,as Liberians, we should learn to start growing our own food instead of depending on others to do it for us.Firestone is dealing with rubber and though rice starts with "R", it does not mean that Firestone should start growing it for us.If Firestone is producing rice for her employees, she cannot do it for the whole country. We have land wasting all over Liberia and it is just a little part that is covered with rubber trees.The Ministry of Agriculture and its employees should be thinking about getting out there to encourage the Liberian farmers instead of just sitting behind their desks and playing with papers.We should learn to eat other food like cassava, eddoes,potatoes,yam, plantains and the list goes on.If we have to eat, then we have to grow more food. People are getting tire with our laziness and complains. The Govt. cannot feed everybody. We need to help ourselves. Joe, let everybody join the government in encourage people to go back to the soil. Rice is our weakness and if we have to be strong, then we need to grow more rice and stop depending on others.

I don't know why our so-called leaders do not invest in the very rich soil we are blessed with, with all the money they are stealing in Liberia. Why don't Govt itself invest in farming and export and sell the produce locally for a profit. That country needs to be managed like a real business. They must put money where it is most needed and let our leaders drop the habit of stealing.