Farmers have been advised to prepare for the impending El Nino phenomenon and to adopt new farming methods.
The advice was given by experts in various farming fields during a panel discussion at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources recently. Dr James Machete, an animal scientist, said the phenomenon would lead to low forage and water for animals.
Another panelist, Dr Scott Moroke, a soil scientist, said the El Nino condition could lead to erratic rains and advised farmers to change their farming activities. Explaining the El Nino phenomenon, principal meteorologist, Mr John Stegling said it was characterised by the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern equatorial pacific ocean, and that it led to dry conditions in southern Africa and more rains in East Africa.
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