Millers look to discontinue grain imports

Friday, August 18, 2017

Less than 10% of grain demand is produced locally

Botswana millers, through their apex representative body, the Maize and Wheat Millers Association, have encouraged local farmers to increase grain production in order to eliminate grain imports.

Currently, the millers consume a total of 120,000 tonnes of white maize per annum, of which the majority is imported from South Africa (SA) and other global suppliers such as the United States (US), Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.

According to the Botswana Millers Association chairperson, Nkosi Mwaba, if farmers commercialise their harvests reach levels of about 120,000 tonnes, subject to acceptable price and quality, millers are willing to take up the entire crop.

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Millers look to discontinue grain imports

Botswana millers, through their apex representative body, the Maize and Wheat Millers Association, have encouraged local farmers to increase grain production in order to eliminate grain imports.