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Abstract
Present marketing of wheat in Lesotho distort and imposes a heavy tax on the Lesotho economy. It puts upward pressure on producer and consumer prices, which results in welfare losses to consumers -including the majority of rural and agricultural households who are deficit producers of this commodity. The winners from these policies are the relatively small number of surplus producers and the three industrial mills enjoying some monopoly powers. It is recommmended that the Government of Lesotho liberalize Lesotho's wheat market.
Die huidige bemarking van koring in Lesotho verwring en plaas 'n hoë belasting op die Lesotho ekonomie. Dit plaas opwaartse druk op produsente- en verbruikerspryse, wat in welvaartsverliese vir verbruikers resulteer -insluitende die meerderheid van landbouhuishoudings wat tekort produsente is van hierdie kommoditeit. Die wenners van hierdie beleid is die relatief klein aantal surplus produsente en die drie industriëe meulens wat monopolie magte het. Dit word voorgestel dat die Owerheid van Lesotho die koringmark van Lesotho moet liberaliseer.