Govt's new P100m bill: Counting climate change's costs

PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking P100 million in supplementary funding to restock the strategic grain reserves this year, after yet another poor national harvest. An authoritative global report released this week suggests this is just the beginning of the climate change costs the country will suffer. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

In the next few weeks, the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security, will lead three other ministries, all cap in hand to the Finance Ministry for additional funding to cover the costs of the failed 2017/18 cropping season.

Collectively, the four ministries require P856 million to contain the impact of last season’s drought, but the Agriculture Ministry alone requires P100 million to restock the country’s strategic grain reserves.

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