Farming is no part-time job
Monday, August 30, 2010
Winter, the time when most farmers have completed harvesting, is the right time to start preparations of the field for the next season.
It is the best time that farmers can take their soil samples to a research lab for examinations, a crop production officer at the Ministry of Agriculture, Moidiwa Matsietsa, advises.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....