Dry spells, heatwaves bewilder farmers

Friday, January 19, 2018

Prayer for rain: David Berman went on bended knees Wednesday at his field in Taung and beseeched God to 'please give us a few droplets'

Farmers across the country who had high hopes of good rains, following positive forecasts by authorities earlier in the season, are trudging off their fields, as young crops wilt under prolonged dry spells and unexpected heatwaves. Mmegi photojournalist, KENNEDY RAMOKONE surveyed the situation in the south

David Berman is the chairperson of the Metsimaswaane/Hukung farmers committee, an experienced farmer who has ridden the cycles of loss and profit in agriculture.

The sun is once again beating down on the fields in Taung, Ramotswa, incinerating Berman’s budding maize crops. For kilometres before arriving at Berman’s field, no other farmer or crop field is visible from the main roads.

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