https://reasonstobecheerful.world/mapping-the-future/
"The village of Kasema is practically a dictionary definition of “off the
grid.” Set in a remote, rural corner of Sierra Leone, miles of dirt roads
navigable only by 4X4 or motorbike lie between it and the nearest town. Even
then, visitors must cross several streams and pass through tropical forest to
reach its population of 450.
That means that most of the time, life floats calmly by for Kasema’s residents,
who rely on subsistence agriculture. Beside their traditional adobe and straw
houses, iron pots filled with cassava leaf stew bubble away and pigs graze
lazily in the sun.
But through the years, informality of land ownership and vagueness over where
one plot ends and another begins has led to problems. “I’ve had disputes with
other villages before,” says Patrick Ali, a 35-year-old farmer. “When you go
out farming, you can step into each other’s land. There aren’t signs telling
you where it is.”
At least, there weren’t any signs until recently. But Kasema is part of a
policy pilot that could revolutionize land ownership across the west African
nation, reducing conflict between neighboring villages and empowering
low-income, rural villagers who have long been exploited by wealthy and
politically powerful outsiders."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
