More rain, less sorghum

Although ‘Pula’ is traditionally received with welcome relief, especially in Botswana where the dreaded drought is all too common, for the farmers of Pandamatenga there can be ‘too much of a good thing’.
This is the damp reality facing farmers in the area, after the heavy rains which greeted the start of the year led to mass flooding of their farms.

According to Pandamatenga Farmers Association (PFA) Chairperson, Ryan Neal, this has effectively delayed the farming season by at least three weeks and will have a direct impact on sorghum ploughing.

Indeed, he admitted there is a strong pos...