Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Falepau is currently in discussions with the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) Board over personal terms following the
30th July 2021
MAUN: Ngamiland farmers vow they will not rest until they are assured that the position of the District Agriculture Coordinator (DAC) is filled – permanently.
What gets their goat, it appears, is that officials are deployed temporarily and leave before familiarizing themselves with what is obtaining on the ground.
The unavailability of the DAC, so says the interim chairman of Haina Veldt Farmers Association Keloitsang Ledimo, is a big problem if not a blunder by government.
The disaster-prone district, has been labeled a red zone as a result of the re-occurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and other cattle diseases which have for years denied farmers in the district the opportunity to sell their cattle independently as and when they so wish as enjoyed by other farmers elsewhere in the country.