Its time to reduce water consumption
Monday, January 15, 2018
For me, that was with the Lete farm issue which looks like something that will regularly recur until someone does something to stop it recurring, with Minister Kebonang and cash slewing around all over the place, and with water – there being too much of it in the Ntimbale Dam so the WUC thought it best to get rid of some of it! The idea that, anywhere in the country, we have too much stored water, strikes me as extraordinary.
We used to complain that we have too little. Towards the end of the year, we learnt that the government had secured a P15 billion loan from the World Bank to upgrade and enlarge its water distribution system.
The Ministry of Agriculture, local producers, retailers, and industry associations must work together to overcome the obstacles hindering vegetable production and distribution.This collaborative approach is essential to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of vegetables in the market.Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture should provide support and guidance to local farmers to enhance their productivity and efficiency. This could...