Farmers relegated to stepchildren
Friday, January 12, 2018
Now, Botswana’s hard-working farmers are hardly engaged and not getting accurate, timely and relevant advice from research and policy developers. As it is, we are likely to experience another worst low rain season.
But research and policy developers’ silence is deafening, keeping the struggling subsistence farmers especially, who make the majority and bear the responsibility for supporting most families, in the dark.
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...