{"id":993718,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993718/?format=json","text_counter":24,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Farhiya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13179,"legal_name":"Farhiya Ali Haji","slug":"farhiya-ali-haji"},"content":"The other issue is in terms of development of arid and semi-arid areas. Because of population growth that we, politicians, encourage, there is less land acreage available for agriculture. That is part of the reason contributing to the slowing down on agriculture. There is need to discuss that issue candidly."}