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"Before the advent of diamond mining in this beautiful republic, agriculture was the leading sector in the national GDP, accounting to 80 per cent of the national income. This industry has a great potential not only of hamper harvest but also of creating employment to multitudes of youth currently struggling with unemployment and roaming the streets. We can also develop industries as there are value chain industries to be developed in this sector and these will widen the employment threshold hence less unemployment to be realised."
"To build resilience is not only to survive, it is to adapt, innovate and thrive under pressure. Climate resilience in agriculture means using climate-smart farming techniques such as drought-resistant crop varieties, water harvesting, conservation agriculture, diversifying income streams, integrating livestock with crops and exploring agri-business opportunities beyond traditional practices."
"We must invest in climate research tailored to Botswana’s ecosystems, access to affordable climate insurance products, subsidies and incentives for adopting climate-smart technologies, training and extension services focused on resilience and sustainability."
"The government is committed to ensuring that services arrive where people are located, wherever they are in Botswana. Construction of this road would not only ease movement but would also go a long way in attracting businesses to this area."
"Most culprits are well known in their communities, and we should consider introducing a compensation plan to motivate informers and also create employment in the local communities."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.