Government subsidises livestock feeds again
Friday, December 11, 2015
The relief effects immediately until end of March next year.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), this was approved under the drought package, which includes the following products- di-calcium phosphate, drought pellets, bran, course salt, sorghum stalk bales, maize and dairy meal among others. The announcement follows President Ian Khama’s June declaration that the whole country is drought-stricken and that relief measures will be implemented from period July 2015-June 2016. Permanent secretary at MoA, Boipolelo Khumomatlhare, said that the initial drought intervention still stands.
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