A new policy brief by economists at Econsult released recently indicates that a decision by Botswana to ban vegetable imports from neighbouring South Africa could have cost consumers billions of Pula.
Citing Statistics Botswana figures the economists note that potatoes have a weight of 0.22% in the Consumer Price Index (CPI.
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