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.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...