How to build a successful nation

Various aspects create a successful nation, the economy is a vital part of it. To understand the mystery behind it thinking back to the roots will help. The man went out hunting, fishing, and collecting fruits and vegetables from the forest and open landscape.

The further man advanced in thinking he left caves, and tents, and walked around territories to settle down in preferred places. The invention of farming became the state of the art of living. For many to live in small settings in a survival mood soon got boring. Life in the city was created. This gave to people a great chance to mankind for inventing new products and services to make life easier for many.

The road to industrialization was opened. At any stage of the process in time and space countries not taking care of the agricultural sector saw famine and sickness in people in the countryside and cities like cholera and the black plague. Civil unrest was the order of the day when people turned hungry.

The divide between the have and the have not was highlighted by philosophers like Karl Marx at the peak of the darkness of industrialization. Mass production of affordable food items pushed many farmers out of business. The belief in food at all times from around the globe created the mentality to use artificial fertilizers and chemicals on mono-crop farms.

Black leaders of independent African countries thought to catch up with the white man and pushed their economies into initialization with a top-up of High Tech sidelining the need to see their people have enough to eat. Deliberately did they ignore the wisdom of the old Pharaoh who once had mandated Joseph to work for him and his nation.

As much as the white man takes great profit from the African continent and his interference in African affairs as much it must be considered that African leaders are free to implement what is best for the nation and that African voters are free to vote for truly visionary leadership.

Mao from China and his "Cultural Revolution" and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo with his "Food for Jobs" failed with their plans based on many obvious reasons. Thailand on the other hand was wise to see what agriculture can achieve for a nation being short of 500.000 workers now to come from outside.