Tombale certain BMC will bounce back

He made the assertion at the Serowe District Show, which was held last Thursday to Saturday under the theme, Working Towards Improvement and Sustainability of Agricultural and Trade Activities as Tools in Enhancing Poverty Eradication."I wish to assure farmers here and elsewhere in Botswana that I and my colleagues at BMC have vowed to return the commission to viability with the support of farmers and the government. If we all do whatever is required of us, BMC will indeed recover," said Tombale.

He said that it is not a secret that BMC was performing badly in the last few years leading to huge losses that impacted negatively on the livelihoods of farmers.He also said he was aware of increased calls for the liberalisation of the export of both live cattle and beef products to allow other players to compete with BMC.He said that he believes the problem has not been so much about the need for competition but BMC's poor performance.