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Africa-Press<\/a> – Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Now that cross border movement is highly limited as countries seek to avoid importation of Coronavirus (COVID-19), self-sustainability of states has been highly challenged, leaving<\/p>\n

some exposed. Lesotho, for one has been challenged in various angles but food security. The national lockdown brought an unanticipated economic hiccup, people couldn\u2019t generate any income for weeks<\/p>\n

during the national lockdown that went for a month between March and April. Almost two months later, the effects of it are still felt and are as severe as<\/p>\n

if it was just yesterday. Despite the government, individuals and other entities mobilizing mitigations with food parcels among other measures since March, many village chiefs in various communities continue to call for<\/p>\n

assistance for their villagers who sleep on empty stomachs daily. When the former Prime Minister (PM) Dr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane announced back in April that his government had<\/p>\n

mobilized a relief fund of M698 millions, of which M100 million was for agricultural support, especially food production, the Lesotho National Farmers Union<\/p>\n

(LENAFU) expressed a different perception. Although not against per se, the association rued the intended mission citing that it was meant to solve a problem at present rather than forging a<\/p>\n

sustainable way forward to achieve food security independence for the country. LENAFU president Mamolise Lawrence told Informative Newspaper that a long-term solution would include<\/p>\n

among other things, erecting storage for grains. This she said would help the country to store food after mass production, for future consumption as part of<\/p>\n

solving food security problems for the country. As it stands, it seems the newly inducted regime led by Dr. Moeketsi Majoro shares the very same view and has<\/p>\n

joined the chorus of continuity, as they embark on turning Lesotho into a self-sufficient state when it comes to food availability. When addressing the<\/p>\n

nation for the first time since his inauguration last month, Majoro stipulated intentions to invest in agriculture. \u201cThe Covid-19 era showed us how dangerous it is for us to depend fully on another country for food security.<\/p>\n

Because of this we intend to go full force in summer cropping for 2020\/21 in cooperation with Basotho. This will hopefully rescue the country out of poverty<\/p>\n

since the government will also strive to harmonize market for agricultural produce,\u201d he said. He went on to pledge that the government will improve clean water supply by building dams for irrigation and<\/p>\n

domestic use. He called on Basotho to conserve soil and avoid using it for house construction among other irrelevant activities to agriculture. This he said the government is going to ensure, for the sake of Basotho at large, and next generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. Now that cross border movement is highly limited as countries seek to avoid importation of Coronavirus (COVID-19), self-sustainability of states has been highly challenged, leaving some exposed. Lesotho, for one has been challenged in various angles but food security. The national lockdown brought an unanticipated economic hiccup, people couldn\u2019t generate any income […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":2716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8,16],"tags":[233,246,270,245],"class_list":["post-2717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-lesotho","tag-covid-19","tag-lesotho"],"yoast_head":"\nMajoro vows to free Lesotho from SA - Lesotho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/majoro-vows-to-free-lesotho-from-sa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Majoro vows to free Lesotho from SA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press – Lesotho. 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