BAMB refutes reports of food crisis

Programmes that Botswana has established to deal with food sustainability do not indicate that the country could be headed for a crisis, at least for the short- to medium-term.

In an interview with Mmegi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board, Masego Mpathi explained the indicators used to assess Botswana's current food situation.

At this time, we do not look at what we have in storage, Mphathi said. It is harvest season, and what is in the fields counts more. What is in storage runs down to May.

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