Tiffany's sticks with Botswana
Friday, February 05, 2010
As part of their ongoing new wave of campaign against the Botswana government for violating the rights of the Bushmen, Survival this week took its war to TIFFANY & CO stores in London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and San Francisco where its protestors demonstrated against the jewellery label funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land, to which they say the people who live in the surrounding area are not permitted access.
The Botswana government refuses to water the Bushmen inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) settlements or provide them with essential services, despite them winning a landmark High Court case in 2006 against the eviction from the wildlife-rich CKGR as big as France.
The Ministry of Agriculture, local producers, retailers, and industry associations must work together to overcome the obstacles hindering vegetable production and distribution.This collaborative approach is essential to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of vegetables in the market.Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture should provide support and guidance to local farmers to enhance their productivity and efficiency. This could...