Gov’t unveils tighter ISPAAD support
Friday, September 10, 2021 | 1230 Views |
Helping hand: Since 2008, billions of pula have been spent under ISPAAD providing inputs to subsistence farmers PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Agricultural minister Karabo Gare recently told parliamentarians that government will administer ISPAAD for the last time in this current ploughing season 2021-2022 with the same guidelines and controls.
The next season will be guided by a new transformative programme that has been developed to enhance agricultural productivity and output growth as well as promote inclusive agricultural production.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...