Cream and the crop: The dairy question
Monday, October 16, 2023 | 200 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.
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