Ralotsia forecasts bumper harvest
Friday, March 03, 2017
When presenting his ministry’s budget estimates for 2017/18 financial year in Parliament this week, Ralotsia said a total of 9,205.36 hectares have been planted by 2,342 (1132 males and 1210 females) farmers by end of the January 2017 season.
These include 7,466.28ha of cereals, 1,422.09ha (legumes), 106.22ha (fodder), 42.23ha (oilseeds) while other crops contributed 265.20ha. This is a decrease from the previous season as 3,164 farmers had planted 13,101.54ha at the same period.
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