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31 January 2025

Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb

Farmers Urged to Prepare for Dry Season

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 31 Jan 2025   

Farmers across the country can expect normal to below normal rainfall, as the peak period of the dry season approaches.

Running from February to April, this peak dry period can affect planting schedules and the watering needs of plants and livestock.

“That is something to bear in mind because what we must focus on now is water conservation and also efficiency with respect to the use of water,” Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb, told JIS News.

“Farmers who are planting, you must be mindful...

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