Crop production rises threefold � De Graaff

Crop production has increased by over 240 percent in the year 2013-2014, following the continued steady growth of the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD).


Agriculture minister Christiam De Graff said current crop production stood at 220 000 metric tonnes in the year, of which 125 000 metric tonnes were cereal, as compared to a total production of 64 980 metric tonnes, and 33755 metric tonnes respectively in 2012/2013. De Graaff revealed this during a recent media briefing in Gaborone.

Editor's Comment
Ruling party should tread carefully on cadre deployment

But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...

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