Gov’t shifts from subsidies to commercial farming
Friday, July 24, 2026 | 40 Views |
Ramping up: Government wants to move its support towards commercialising local agriculture
PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The shift is also aimed at boosting technology adoption and increasing agriculture's contribution to the economy.
The move comes after government acknowledged that its long-standing public sector-dominated agricultural extension system, built around heavily subsidised programmes such as SLOCA, LIMID, LIMID II, ISPAAD, Special ISPAAD, Temo Letlotlo, and Thuo Letlotlo, has failed to deliver the desired outcomes.
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