Fruit fly invades Botswana fruit produce
Monday, January 11, 2016
The director of crop production at the Ministry of Agriculture, Galeitsiwe Ramokapane, said this last Thursday when officiating at the end of the Asian fruit fly management project here.
The project was funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to the tune of P1.7 million and lasted for 24 months. Ramokapane said in recent years farmers in various parts of the country have experienced huge financial losses in a bid to control the fly. He said that fruits and vegetables affected by the fruit flies were of low quality, which reduced their market value.
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