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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Rets\u2019elisitsoe Matlanyane says the agricultural sector anticipates a modest recovery in the 2025\/2026 financial year.<\/p>\n

This, she said when presenting the 2025\/2026 mid-term budget review in the joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Dr. Matlanyane said the recovery is based on a preliminary forecast which predicted normal to abnormal rains, following significant downturn experienced in 2024\/2025 season.<\/p>\n

When commenting about other sectors, she said Phase II of Lesotho Highlands Water Project remains an engine for economic growth, especially in the construction sector.<\/p>\n

She also highlighted that the energy grid is anchored on mission 300 initiative, the economic transformation program which aims to unlock 300 megawatts by 2030 amongst others.<\/p>\n

She added that the initiative aims not only to become energy secure and independent but also to be a future network of clean energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMission 300 is our energy compact with the Basotho nation,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

However, when commenting about the diamond industry, she said severe global price in diamonds has caused major hardships for Lesotho\u2019s mining industry.<\/p>\n

She said this resulted in a restructuring initiated process, indicating that one of the local mines was forced to retrench 240 workers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Minister highlighted that other sectors such as infrastructure have steady progress countrywide through different projects.<\/p>\n

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