"The government has found a market for Zone Seven cattle in South Africa. The cattle will be slaughtered at the Francistown Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) abattoir. Before proceeding to the abattoir, the cattle will be quarantined at Sefophe Artificial Insemination (AI) camp," said Molebatsi. The Assistant Minister said the restocking exercise in Zone Seven is still suspended due to drought and it is expected to commence when the conditions improve later in the year. Furthermore, Molebatsi advised farmers to plough more sorghum and beans in the coming ploughing season. He noted that maize is not a good choice because it is not heat resistant. The Assistant Minister also informed residents that government has increased the price of beans to P700 per 50 kilograms. He said that it is high time Botswana became independent in food supply. Molebatsi encouraged residents to utilize the government programme of cluster fencing like other villages in Kgatleng. He explained that farmers will be assisted with a fence and a borehole. He pointed out that Batswana must be aware that such programmes only run for a certain amount of time and they must take advantage of them while they still exist.
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