1.   Bad weather adversely affected production of local substitutes.

2.   Currently, farmers are not aware of the potential of local substitutes due to lack of research.

3.   He said among the cheaper local substitutes under study by the Ministry were sweet potatoes and tapioca.

4.   He said the ministry would continue to look for an economically viable local substitute for expensive imported feed.

5.   There had never been any urgency in looking for local substitutes - until now.

6.   We will try to source for local substitutes as much as possible.