'I won't sell BMC' - de Graaf

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The Minister of Agriculture Christiaan de Graaf has assured the nation that he will not sell the embattled Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), allaying fears that the recent BMC amendment Bill is intended to privatise the entity.

Addressing journalists in Gaborone on Tuesday, he said the BMC has just been re-listed to export to the European Union (EU). 

DeGraaf said, "I am happy to inform you that so far 16 feedlots and 164 farms have been registered to sell to the BMC. However, the process of registration of meraka is ongoing".

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