Joseph Bado: if you are lucky, tomorrow you may find a rock like that, worth about 3000 US dollars:
It’s not the first time that artisanal mining has helped develop agricultural and small-scale economies. In the 19th century, mining helped establish railroad and banking systems,
But to do that from cocoa farming would take four years.
But that shift can come with consequences.
that transformed the economies of countries like America, Australia and South Africa.
and you can pay for a motorbike, nice clothes and a good life.
They are not comparable.