Bokomo looks to cut maize imports

de Beer wants to produce more raw materials locally
de Beer wants to produce more raw materials locally

Local milling company, Bokomo is working towards empowering local farmers, as part of their efforts to lead the country to become self reliant in food thus create jobs and cut the import bill.

Bokomo’s chief executive officer (CEO) Werner de Beer, said they strive to use raw materials produced by local farmers in their milling process.

“Local farmers need to produce more as we want to cut on the raw material importation. We strive by all means to use raw materials produced by local farmers in our milling process, this is in line with our aim to empower Batswana,” de Beer said.

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