Drought-resistant cassava could give CEDA farmers good start

With the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) rolling out its Youth Farmers Fund, young Batswana wishing to take up commercial farming in the country would do well to consider cassava production as a viable alternative. When he addressed the recent French-African summit, President Festus Mogae emphasized the need for value addition if African exports are to get competitive in international trade.

And speaking ahead of the launch of the Young Farmers Fund, CEDA board official David Magang and former Assistant Minister of Agriculture Peter Siele made a similar appeal, urging prospective beneficiaries to add value by diversify their agricultural activities.