The Mosisedi farms are mostly Batswana of young and middle ages. Their efforts are simply breath-taking. A combination of passion, dedication, hard work and high level of productivity reins at Mosisedi. They are simply serious, large-scale farmers who spend millions of Pula throughout the year to prepare their soils, and produce high crop yields. It is common for a farmer there to reap thousand of tonnes of maize on a good season, thanks to their scientific approach to farming. However Mosisedi farms are also a stark contrast to Pandamatenga farms in terms of government commitment.While Pandamatenga farms benefit from robust government investment in infrastructure such as electricity, aircrafts for spraying of pesticides, and more, the Mosisedi farms have no access to primary infrastructure such as electricity, and reliable water supply source, such as wells from which they could be assisted to embark on irrigation.
As it is many of farmers spend huge amounts of funds from their pockets trying to look for alternative sources of under ground water to cushion them from the harsh desert conditions . Food security cannot be left to chance. It should be a deliberate strategy and efforts by government to assist those farmers with passion, dedication and the scientific know-how, to help Botswana reach self-sufficiency in food.
