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No rain; Farmers devastated

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No rain; Farmers devastated
Farmers across the country are crying foul over the lack of rain in the current ploughing season. With inconsistent rainfall and extremely hot temperatures, it has been unrealistic for farmers to plough up to this time. Most have lost hope in planting this season as they are afraid it will not be fruitful. With the planting season normally closing at the end of January in the southern part of the country, it is already too late for the farmers. The chairman of the Mosisedi Commercial Famers Association (MCFA) Quett Rabai said the situation is very bad that they have not yet planted. Rabai said with no rain they cannot do any planting as it will be suicidal to them. He is worried that the ploughing and planting season is coming to an end in just two weeks. “There is no rain and so we have not planted even to this point. It is a very bad situation as we do not know when the rain will come while time is running out for us,” he said. Rabai said they are just waiting with abated breath for the rain. The troubled Rabai went on to say it means if the rain…

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