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Gov’t unveils tighter ISPAAD support

Helping hand: Since 2008, billions of pula have been spent under ISPAAD providing inputs to subsistence farmers PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Helping hand: Since 2008, billions of pula have been spent under ISPAAD providing inputs to subsistence farmers PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security anticipates rolling out the new output-based Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD) during the 2022-2023 cropping season, BusinessWeek has established.

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.

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