Agric the answer to ailing economy � Dikgosi

Mover of the motion: Masunga
Mover of the motion: Masunga

Chiefs at Ntlo ya Dikgosi are confident that the agricultural sector has the potential of turning around the country’s economy as the mining sector has proven to be struggling.

Dikgosi said this when debating Kgosi Thabo Masunga’s motion in which he was calling on the house to request Government to consider inclusion of water and irrigation to augment the cluster fencing initiative.

Dikgosi said in the past agriculture was the largest livelihood generating activity in the country, but over the years Batswana decided to abandon farming. Commenting Kgosi Kgomotso Boiditswe of Serowe region said farming is important and can sustain the country’s economy, especially that the mining sector is no longer capable.

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