Lesotho: Govt Mulls Lifting Potato, Cabbage Import Ban

. . . as LCCI criticises embargo

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition is considering lifting the ban on the import of potatoes and cabbage following reports of reduced supplies from local farmers, the Ministry’s Principal Secretary, Thabo Moleko, has revealed.

Speaking to the Lesotho Times yesterday, Mr Moleko said the situation was different with eggs, which remain in abundance countrywide, with storage facilities over stocked due to low demand.

The Ministry’s change of heart…