Crumbs for agriculture as food import bill bites

BAKANG TIRO editors@thepatriot.co.bw Figures by national statistics custodian, Statistics Botswana (SB) indicate that from Botswana’s total imports for the month of November 2022, food import bill hit P1.1 billion. However a lower budget provision for the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday has dampened the spirit of observers who had hoped the sector will receive…