Chewing over Botswana's rising food import bill
The value of Botswana's total imports for June reached P7.6 billion, with food footing P839 million (11 percent) of the bill.
This represents a slight rise from the May total when P7. 4 billion was splashed out on imports, of which P823.8 million went on food.
Leading the way in items destined for the stomach were cereals, which accounted for 17.6 percent of food imports. This was followed by beverages, spirits and vinegar, and sugars and sugar confectionery with 13.1 percent and 11.4 percent respectively.
The most imported types of...
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