Shock, As BAMB Accuses Farmers Of Selling Them Imported Produce

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FRANCISTOWN: Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) Francistown general manager, Unami Baeletsi has criticised farmers of selling them imported farm produce.

Baeletsi expressed concern during their recent general meeting with members of Tonota, Tutume and Masunga (TOTUMA) Arable and Commercial Farmers Association at the Francistown Regional Agricultural offices. Addressing TOTUMA members, Baeletsi said they suspect that some farmers import produce such as beans and maize from Zambia and Zimbabwe and then sell it to their organisation.

“In the 2016/2017 ploughing season, we suspected that some farmers exported beans and maize which they claimed it was part of their yield and tried to sell to our organisation,” Baeletsi said.

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