Govt reverses decision to limit ISPAAD support for maize

Friday, January 10, 2020

Changing times: Climate change is forcing new approaches to agriculture PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Farmers recently demonstrated why they are known as the country's "first-borns," when they stared down government into reversing its decision to limit support of maize production under ISPAAD.

The government’s seasonal agricultural inputs programme, ISPAAD, was climate sensitive for a few weeks last year before pressure from farmers won the day.

The programme, on which government spends upwards of P600 million each year providing tillage, seeds and fertilisers to farmers, has been heavily criticised over the years for its failure to adapt to the realities of climate change.

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Govt reverses decision to limit ISPAAD support for maize

Farmers recently demonstrated why they are known as the country's "first-borns," when they stared down government into reversing its decision to limit support of maize production under ISPAAD.

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