AGRICULTURE HAS POTENTIAL TO REDUCE POVERTY-PM
The Prime Minister, Dr Motsoahae Thabane says the agriculture sector has the highest to reduce rural poverty, generate both on-and-off farm employment, while increasing food security. This, Dr Thabane said when launching Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP) II and Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa (APPSA) at an event held in Maseru on Wednesday whereby […]
AGRICULTURE GETS BOOST FROM WORLD BANK
Lesotho’s farmers and agribusiness owners will be able to minimise the potential impacts of climate change on their produce and improve productivity as a result of over M700 million financial boost from the International Development Association (IDA). The country received an additional of over M29 million from the Japanese Policy and Human Resource Development (PHRD) […]
GOVERNMENT TO SUBSIDISE WINTER CROPPING
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Mahala Molapo says the government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security will provide subsidy of 50 percent in farming inputs for winter cropping this financial year. This, he said at a press conference held in Maseru on Monday. Mr. Molapo mentioned such farming inputs as […]
