Drought dampens the party as P360m pumped into Temo Letlotlo
Friday, May 03, 2024 | 280 Views |
Tears of the soil: Drought once again ravaged the country’s arable farming
The numbers are in and it looks bad for the country’s harvest.
After an El Niño-ravaged cropping season in which rains in February dropped to a 40-year low, the country’s farmers are facing a steep fall in harvest.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...