Government declares 2022/23 a severe drought year :: Mmegi Online

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared 2022/2023 a severe arable agricultural drought year throughout the country. According to a statement from government, Masisi’s declaration followed the consideration of the 2022/23 drought and household food and security vulnerability and analysis report.

“For the second half of the rainfall season (January to March 2023), only the south eastern areas and eastern Ngamiland received significant amounts of rainfall. Kgalagadi, Ghanzi and western Ngamiland were particularly dry. Long dry spells were experienced in January (21 days) and March (12 days). Only the month of February received good rains. The temporal distribution of rainfall was poor even in areas exhibiting good rainfall, thus a moderate meteorological dry season,” reads the statement.

Furthermore, government has revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture will make a 30% provision for livestock (beef cattle and small stock) feed subsidy. The Ministry will also make provision for 30% subsidy for non-traditional commodities (dairy, piggery, aquaculture and poultry).

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Government declares 2022/23 a severe drought year

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared 2022/2023 a severe arable agricultural drought year throughout the country. According to a statement from government, Masisi’s declaration followed the consideration of the 2022/23 drought and household food and security vulnerability and analysis report.

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