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…Celebrates Seeds of Heritage The small town of Ha-Sekake in the Qacha’s Nek districtcame alive with colour, sound, and hope. Farmers, school children, conservationists, and academics marched through the streets, their banners dancing in the breeze, their Sesotho poems echoing ancestral wisdom. They were not marching for politics or protest, but for seeds, the humble…
Rows of greenary stretch confidently beneath shade nets. Tomatoes ripen even in winter. At Foles Evergreen Farm, consistent vegetable production is the order of the day. What began with four tiny plots feeding office colleagues has become a farm that feeds schools, supermarkets, and street vendors all year round. Led by Mrs Mamafole Rakuba of…
Seahlolo Newspaper once again demonstrated its commitment to building the future of Lesotho’s farming by honoring schools that excel in agriculture during the Farmers’ Pitso Awards earlier this month. A total of M10,000 was awarded to support school gardening tools, with Qhomane High School taking first prize, Mohale’s Hoek High School second, and Ratsoeu High…
Lesotho celebrated a historic milestone in agriculture this month, hosting its very first national agricultural trade fair, themed “Strengthening market systems and value chain linkages for inclusive agriculture.” The event, a collaborative effort between the government, Smallholder Agriculture Development Project II (SADP II), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme (WFP),…
At this year’s Agricultural Trade Fair 2025, one of the busiest stalls was that of Lesotho Post Bank, where farmers crowded to learn more about the bank’s growing range of agricultural finance products. The fair, which brought together farmers, government agencies, agribusinesses, and financial institutions, offered Lesotho Post Bank a platform to explain how it…
Khotso Morakabi, known affectionately as Tsuna, has transformed garden ingredients into culinary delights that are currently seasoning kitchens across the village of Ha-Foso, in Berea. His journey began in 2019 with turning a bare land into an urban garden using recycled containers, empty bottles, and whatever scraps of soil he could find. He built a…
There is a buzz of excitement rippling across Lesotho’s farming community as preparations intensify for the 2025 edition of the Farmers’ Pitso Awards scheduled for September 6 at Victory Hall. Farmers, agribusinesses, schools, and agricultural stakeholders are eagerly awaiting what promises to be the most inclusive and celebratory edition yet, one that not only recognises…
Lesotho is set to take centre stage in the global wool industry when it hosts the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO) Round Table from 23 to 27 November 2025, an event expected to open new doors for farmers, the textile sector and the national economy. The announcement was made earlier this month by the Lesotho…
In a momentous step towards revitalising Lesotho’s livestock sector, the Thabeng ea Senai Breeders Community (TSBC) officially launched a groundbreaking red meat production project in Mokhethoaneng. What began as a bold idea in 2024 has matured into a national initiative with the potential to transform Lesotho into a self-sustaining red meat producer and regional competitor….
Botle Farm is quietly positioning Sehlabeng as Lesotho’s promised land of high-quality apples. Rare for the peri-urban terrain, the farming activities of Botle Farms stand as a promising future for Lesotho’s orchard farming. Founded in 2015 by 44-year-old Seahle Letsie and his sister Moipone Ndlovu, the farm began with just a handful of apple trees…
At 33 years old, Makhotso Khoaeane of Quthing-Theoheli, has lived through the kind of farming journey that breaks many, but despite poor markets, climate disasters, and limited resources, she continues to rise. With each failed crop, she has found a reason to try again, shifting, learning, and eventually carving a small but stable space with…