Ralotsia admits ISPAAD flaws

He said that the loopholes within the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD) that created room for corruption led to the programme failing to realise its expected benefits, as economic principles were not considered.

“Input suppliers and tractor owners have been benefiting from the ISPAAD programme instead of the farmers as a result of misdirected subsidy.  Note that any wholesale product can be subjected to a degree of misuse,” he said.