Ahmed Essadiq
Berber Farming
The way that Berbers farm is not different from the old ways. It is hard depending on the climate and the tools that they use. Berbers don’t use a lot of sophisticated tools in-fact they are very simple the tools consist of a shovel and a pick axe. Without farming the Berbers may have no food, and no money.
All these years the Berbers have been relying on farming to eat, and trade. The Berbers grow the food and they go to the market (souk) they sell the food or trade with another seller. The Berbers grow the food in their villages. First they plant the seeds of the food they want to grow then they irrigate it or let the rain water their crops. However it’s not as simple as that. The Berbers don’t have sophisticated tools, and depending on the climate in the area they live in you can determine the difficulty they will have. For example if they live in the Sahara desert it will be very hard for them to farm because it is hard to find water and the climate is very dry. However in the Rif mountains the climate is somewhat perfect. It is not to dry and not to wet, the land is very fertile and the animals can survive there. Usually the men do all the farming work. Most of the times kids drop out of schools because their parents are getting too old, so they take the job of farming.
In conclusion the way berber farm is not different from the old ways. They do not use technology they have very basic tools. The men farm not the women, and the kids help their father. Farming is very hard in the Sahara desert because it doesn’t provide many natural resources that can be used. However in other places they can farm easily because the natural resources are easy to find that will help them farm.
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I agree with your presentation when you said that Berber farming should and shouldn't be changed. It should be changed because there farming is healthy because they don't use chemicals. It should be changed because if they get better tools then it will be easier to work and the kids could stay in school.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: I didn't really understand the concept of terrace farming could you please elaborate?
Ahmed. For your question, why should we preserve Berber farming. You answered: we shouldn't, they should get more sophisticated tools. I totally agree with you, because using shovels and pickaxes is a big hassle for them and it might be also dangerous. But a tractor wouldn't be useful in the mountains. So what do you think the Berbers should get that is more sophisticated?
ReplyDeleteNice presentation I really enjoyed it! I really liked the fact that you've montiend that even thought it is healthy it is also causing to the childrens problems, because they won't go to school because they need to help there family.
ReplyDeleteQ: What is terrasse farming?
Hadi. I agree with you when you say that Berbers should keep their tradition and I also liked your presentation but I do not think that Berbers should change their tools or else that would be changing their lives. I also have a question: What do the Berbers do if there was close to no rainfall during that year?
ReplyDeleteYou said that kids drop out of school to help their dad, or a grandparent.
ReplyDeleteDo you beleive that they should drop out, because if they drop out of school they will learn something different, and in that way they dont need schooling for.
Qs. Do you Beleive that kids should drop out of school, explain why? and list pros and cons.
I agree with you when you say that Berbers should get sophisticated tools but I also think that most modern tools are not for terrace farming but for a large area.
ReplyDeleteWould the Berbers like to bring in new tools and machines or would they say it is unhealthy?
I enjoyed your presentation, I would have liked to learn more about the tools, but still your presentation was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What percentage of Berbers farm for a living?
Your presentation was interesting however I still don't know what terasse farming means.
ReplyDeleteMyriel, think that they should keep their tool, maybe some more stable tools of their kind should be delivered, nut they should still keep their kind of farming because it is part of their lifes and culture.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Do you really think that we should import tractors and these kinds of tool?
Nice presentation I enjoyed it ! I agree with you when you say the berbers should keep their way of farming but, use sophisticated tools.
ReplyDeleteQuestion : Do all the berbers have a land ? What about those who don't; from where do they get food and money ?
Gerhard, Nice presentation. I really enjoyed your keynote.
ReplyDeleteQuestion:Do they use animals to help the plow?
Very nice presentation,Ahmed.
ReplyDeleteQ : Do you think the Berbers should get new farming tools to make their lives easier or not?