Food import bill to drop this year

Botswana's high food import bill is expected to drop this year, due to good rains in the northern parts of the country. The produce from local farms is expected to increase its 15% contribution to national demand.

Botswana has been struggling to increase local agricultural output to match with increasing demand. The country needs up to 12,000 tonnes of sorghum per year while the current production at Pandamatenga stands at about 50% of the national requirement.

The Minister of Agriculture, Christian De Graaf told Businessweek that a lot has been put in place to ensure that there are good harvests this year. He stated that in the past two seasons, there have been early rains followed by dry spells, which have not been good for farming. But this season promises to be good because the rains have been reliable.

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