Nancy Abeiderrahmane owns and operates a camel dairy farm in Mauritania and is hoping to branch out into the production of cosmetics such as lotions and soaps. she claims that even drinking the low-fat camel milk can be good for the complexion, so creams would work even better. Abeiderrahmane hopes that the expansion of her business will yeild more jobs and profits for Mauritanian people.
parts of this article really highlight things we've talked about in class. for example, Abeiderrahmane's company is the only one in the WORLD to make a soft camel-milk cheese. talk about a monopoly! they would also have a monopoly on cosmetics, being the only company to sell them w/in 600 miles.
another thing mentioned in this article is how the european union has very stringent animal health and food regulations and a large lobby that wants to prevent diary imports. because of this, there was not a quota or tariff put on the camel cheese, it was outright banned. and, if a quota/tariff are bad for both countries, a ban is undoubtedly worse. when the camel cheese was banned, not only were potential jobs in Mauritania lost (and Mauritania badly needs jobs), but diners in Europe were denied another option. it's bad for everybody.
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Camel dairy farm? What an idea! I wonder with the monopoly what the price difference is (Cow vs. Camel milk)? I also was not aware of the European Union not wanting imported dairy products. I don't see how allowing Camel cheese into the continent would be a bad thing for the economy?!? We should taste test and see if Camel cheese is any good! (We'll ask Mrs. McDaniel if we can after the AP test)
ewww i would never put camel milk on my face. I mean who even knew that camels could be milked? wow. anyway i see how camel cheese etc would be a monopoly but wouldnt the government allow importsto break up the monopoly?
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