Shot in the arm for subsistence farmers
Monday, November 17, 2014
Farmers attending the contract price negotiations with BAMB in Gaborone last week. PIC KABO MPAETONA
The decision was taken after a meeting with farmers last Wednesday to negotiate contract prices.
BAMB assistant communications officer, Kushatha Modiakgotla told BusinessMonitor that they will now accept to purchase five metric tonnes of grain from farmers down from the previous minimum limit of 10 metric tonnes.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...