svetikya Chapter 176
Chapter 176
The Sahara Desert covers an area of 9.3 million square kilometers.
Occupies almost all of North Africa!
But this is data on Earth.
Although Blue Star is very similar to the Earth, it is not the Earth after all.
In Blue Star, the area of the Sahara Desert has shrunk a lot, only 6.3 million square kilometers, only 67.7% of the earth.
North Africa also has a different climate than Earth.
No longer covered by a tropical desert climate!
I don’t know whether it is climate change that has led to the shrinking of the Sahara Desert, or whether the shrinking of the Sahara Desert has led to climate change.
But it’s mostly because of the former.
Burkina is located around 30° north latitude.
Due to changes in climate type, the soil in Burkinia is relatively fertile, the water resources are relatively sufficient, and the sunshine hours are abundant. Therefore, most of the rice in Burkinia is harvested twice a year.
Early rice is sown from the end of March to early April and harvested in late July.
Then rush to plant late rice and harvest it from late October to November.
(PS: The above are only settings in the book, please do not substitute them into reality!)
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Republic of Burkina.
Accra.
After losing its position as the political center.
Instead, due to Burkina’s policy support and national industrialization, Accra gradually surpassed Tumac in terms of port throughput and became Burkinia’s largest port.
At the same time, it has also become the new economic center of Burkinia.
GDP accounts for 5.7% of the country!
In terms of GDP, it far exceeds that of Dugagu as the capital.
But this is also what Sankara hopes to see.
Because if the economic center and the political center are together, it will be detrimental to the development of the country.
if you can.
It is best if the economic center, political center and cultural center are all separated in different cities.
And those locals whose per capita annual salary ranks first in the country are laughing so hard when they see their life getting better and better.
Since the Republic of Ghana was annexed for less than two years, most people have lived or even spent most of their lives during the Republic of Ghana.
Therefore, they often compare the current Buginia with the former Ghana.
“What kind of life did we live in the past? We were no better than pigs and dogs. We worked so hard every day, working for the bureaucrats and capitalists!
This is what we live now called life!
Although it is still very tiring to go to work every day, it is worth it because we are working for ourselves, we can see that life is getting better, and we can also see the future! ”
Gutter bugs aside, 99.9% of citizens of the former Republic of Ghana no longer consider themselves Ghanaians.
They are all proud to be citizens of Burkina, and even more proud that the president of their country is Sankara!
Almost every household has a portrait of Sankara.
In almost every city square, you can see statues and large portraits of Sankara, all of which were voluntarily erected for Sankara by the people.
Although Sankara repeatedly emphasized and even gave repeated orders not to engage in such things, the people could not stop loving and admiring him.
“In Burkina, there are 93 million sangkaras. You just let me stand outside in the wind and sun every day. It’s too hard for me!”
This is what Sankara said at this year’s National Assembly session.
However!
The people’s answer was: “President, are you afraid of the wind and sun? Tell me earlier! We will add a pavilion for you to shelter from the wind and rain.”
Sankara: “…”
Now, in many cities, you can actually see the Sankara statue standing in a pavilion.
The most innovative one is undoubtedly the statue in Accra.
Maybe it’s because the economy is relatively developed, so the artistic talent is also better.
Citizens of Accra re-erected two statues of Sankara in the People’s Square in the city center.
One statue shows Sankara standing tall, holding a special umbrella made of a sword in his strong right hand.
Under the umbrella are countless statues of working people, who cling tightly around Sankara. Sankara’s left hand is not idle, but hugs the statues of working people tightly.
Another statue is a statue of countless working people standing around. They stretch out their hands to the middle, and use their rough hands to form an umbrella.
Under this special umbrella, in the middle of the statues of the toiling people, is the statue of Sankara, who was gradually wasting away from working day and night.
Neither statue hasname.
There is just a saying on the explanatory board in front of the statue——
“You protect the people from wind and rain, and the people will also hold an umbrella for you.”
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Port of Accra.
As the largest port in China at present.
A large amount of industrial equipment and materials arrive at the port every day.
A large amount of materials are also shipped out of the port, mainly various minerals and primary products roughly processed from various minerals.
But today there is something different!
“I never thought that Burkina would one day become a food exporting country?”
A customs official stood in front of the window, looking at the cargo ship loaded with food and slowly leaving the port, and felt very emotional.
A customs official next to him couldn’t help but echoed: “If someone had told me that Burkina would one day export grain, I would have thought he was crazy!”
According to data from the Department of Agriculture.
After the annexation of Ganal and Bwanda.
Coupled with the two years of land reclamation.
Burkina’s cultivated land area has increased from 45 million acres to 136 million acres now!
Among them, 95.2 million acres of cultivated land are used to grow major grains.
This year, since there was no turmoil in the country, the rice was sown on time.
If you include late rice.
Then the annual output per mu is estimated to be 610 pounds.
Therefore, the total output of major grains this year is expected to reach a terrifying 29.036 million tons.
Even if it is calculated based on the consumption of 400 kilograms of staple food per person per year.
This year’s grain production can feed 145 million people!
If we calculate it in terms of 200 catties… Of course, in the past it was because of the severe shortage of food that we were forced to calculate it in terms of 200 catties.
Of course it’s impossible to do that now!
The population of Burkina is less than 100 million, so it is impossible to consume so much food.
Therefore, in order to avoid a sharp drop in domestic staple food prices.
After the Burkinian government purchased a portion of major grains as strategic grain reserves.
Quite a few are left.
The Burkinian government exported it to the Fuso People’s Democratic Republic at a high price in exchange for foreign exchange. This was considered a small amount of wool that Sankara obtained from a certain country in the East.
but!
The surge in staple food production is not without cost, as it comes at the expense of other crops.
At the table of the people of Burkina.
Apart from rice, there are very few other dishes.
“But compared with before when I couldn’t even eat enough, I’m much better now!”
The people of Burkina did not complain, but were very satisfied.
However, the people were satisfied, but Sankara was far from satisfied.
therefore.
Next tasks for the Burkinian Ministry of Agriculture.
It is to enrich the dining tables of the people of Burkina!