Gruri's Random A Communist Pride in the XXI Century?

In many post-communist countries, the high productivity of wheat is still a symbol of national pride. We often hear political governments and leaders boasting about the amount of grain produced as a testimony to their economic success. But is such boasting a real indicator of economic development? Or is it a remnant of the Communist mentality that hinders real progress?

In the communist era, wheat productivity was one of the main measurements of economic success. The policies of collectiveisation and industrialisation often focused on agriculture, and state propaganda promoted wheat success as a major achievement. This mentality continues to influence many countries that were once under Communist rule and many others with leaders who are obstructing this ideology, including the ruling party.

Productive figures: A wrong picture of success and propaganda tool

While high wheat productivity can show a healthy agricultural sector, in a certain season and a certain climate situation, it is not a comprehensive indicator of economic development. Based on official statistics, Kosovo continues to import hundreds of millions of euros in cereals and flour. There is nothing wrong with not being self - sufficient with wheat and other products.

The problem is somewhere else. Many high - yield wheat countries (India, remote birth countries, African continent countries) still face poverty, high unemployment, and lack of modern economic development infrastructure. Focusing on a single sector, ignoring others, creates an unbalanized and rotating economy.

The modern economy requires diversification and innovation. Countries aimed at sustainable development must invest in technology, education, health and other industrial sectors. This government is not making any economic reform, no diversification, no investments, no promotion of innovation. Soaping wheat, with social schemes, <x0 material in supermarket”, “lengthd 3 m”, while these very important developmental aspects are being overlooked, is a limited mentality, poverty in ideas and ambition, and an obstacle to real economic progress.

While wheat productivity can be positive news, it cannot be used to cover the government's huge failures and the need for deep structural reforms and investments in other sectors of the economy. Kosovo continues to face major economic challenges, including migration, lack of investment in infrastructure, health, education and technology.

Is this Communist Mentality?

We can easily say that the fruitful boasting of wheat is an inheritance of the Communist mentality, where agricultural production was the main symbol of state success (visited by Kinostudio and Stalin movies). Instead of focusing on overall well-being indicators, increased living costs, important infrastructure investments, migration prevention, job creation from external investments, the Kurti government continues with access to selective statistics and the distortion of numbers to cover economic failures. After all, the high yield of wheat may be an important achievement, but it should never be the only reason for the pride of an entire government, without any results in economic development.

The road ahead must be New Street

Kosovo must leave this mentality and should embrace a more holistic approach to economic development. This can't be done without vision, work, knowledge and team. This government has none. The new approach includes structural reforms, improving the business climate, judicial security and predictability, foreign investments, investments in human capital and promoting innovation and technology.

Real and sustainable economic development requires a broader perspective and investment in all aspects of society and the economy. We have this perspective and these investments in the developmental and transformative program for the country “New road”.