Gov�t to blacklist negligent farmers

Ralotsia said this at the Farmers Day held at Mookane last weekend. The event was held under the theme, ‘Conservation Farming and Fodder Production’. He said government introduced the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD) to subsidise farming in an effort to improve food security in the country. However, he said many people neglect their fields immediately after ploughing, costing government a lot of money.

“It is a concern because many people plough through the ISPAAD problem. They send their family members to plough on their behalf and never go back to take care of the fields. We are wasting government resources. This also shows the kind of person you are if you neglect your field,” he said.