Asian fruit fly a threat to food security
Monday, January 11, 2016
Asian fruit fly is here, despite efforts by the Botswana Government, and the global community to finish it off. It continues to spell doom for our struggling farmers, as it does for the nation fighting natural elements to feed itself.
Last week, at the end of the two-year management programme to control the Asian fruit flies, the director of crop production in the Ministry of Agriculture, Galeitsiwe Ramokapane noted that the outbreak in 2010 impacted negatively on the fruit and vegetable farming industry.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...