Farmers Liken Measles To HIV/Aids And Urge Gov't To Help

Monday, September 03, 2018

Morale, Bonwathothe farmers listening attentively

MORALE: The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) livestock procurement manager, Galenyatsege Bathuseng left farmers of Morale Bonwathothe in the Mahalapye area shell-shocked with the statistics of measles in the region and advised co-operatives could provide redress to vast farming challenges.

Bathuseng was speaking at Morale Bonwathothe Farmers Trust consultative meeting held in Morale on Friday. He said the number of cattle with measles from the Mahalapye area has been rising during the past five years.

In 2014, he said they recorded 278 cattle with measles from the area. The number rose to 371 in 2015 and to 805 in 2016. It dropped slightly to 600 in 2017 and this year the numbers are already at 510.

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Farmers Liken Measles To HIV/Aids And Urge Gov't To Help

MORALE: The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) livestock procurement manager, Galenyatsege Bathuseng left farmers of Morale Bonwathothe in the Mahalapye area shell-shocked with the statistics of measles in the region and advised co-operatives could provide redress to vast farming challenges.

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