Farmers oppose amendments to BMC Act

Amendments to the BMC Act, which dates from 1965, could be tabled in the winter Parliament which is scheduled to sit around July. The proposed amendments date back to the beginning of the decade and were partly motivated by a 2005 World Bank/Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) study into the beef industry's perennial challenges.

Government, which says it has undertaken "extensive consultations" with stakeholders, argues that the proposed amendments will enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the beef industry.