source: BOPA
06 November, 2009
BOBONONG – Government is committed to improving the agriculture sector.
Speaking during a tour of Talana Farm recently, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Christian De Graaff said it was worrisome that the country was not using its farmland adequately.
During the presidents recent inauguration speech, he pointed out how important it was for us to improve agricultural production in the country.
It has long worried me that we are a nation that should be producing at least 200 000 metric tones to meet its food requirement, but in recent years we have only been able to produce 30 000 metric tones.
Through the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD), we have been able to triple production to [continue reading]
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