Cream and the crop: The dairy question
Monday, October 16, 2023 | 190 Views |
In short supply: Dairy production is low due mainly to inadequate feed, insufficient breed stock and other factors
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Dairy sector veteran, Dr Wame Boitumelo, who is also a well-published scholar on the industry, remembers a simpler and better time for the country.
“Five or six decades ago, in fact before Independence, we were a net exporter of milk products in the form of cream,” he said.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...