Minister of Agriculture and Security Dr Edwin Dikoloti has allayed fears that government has already given the ailing national beef producer - Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) to a private company, following an announcement in the budget speech recently. He, however, confirmed that government is looking at some companies to identify a suitable partner to engage on a management contract to turn around BMF fortunes. “We are looking at certain reputable companies but we are not limiting ourselves to them and we have not identified any particular company,” he said on the sidelines of the press briefing he addressed on Friday. He said his ministry is working with Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) to identify a suitable management company for BMC. “The company will be tasked with the responsibility to, among other things, analyze the business model, review operations, and marketing concepts of the commission as well as appraise the competencies of personnel fit for purpose to make it profitable and economically viable,” he said. BMC has not been performing well owing farmers millions of Pula with some attaching some its assets. Dr Dikoloti highlighted that it is important to put in place corrective measures to stabilize the performance…