Government expects to use over P2 million to compensate all farmers whose cattle are earmarked for slaughter as part of the Foot and Mouth (FMD) eradication exercise in Zone 6b. A further P1 million will be used for restocking. To date, a total of P570 000 has been paid out as part of compensation to some 271 farmers. Since commencement of the exercise in February, 2 312 cattle have already been collected out of which 1 700 have been slaughtered at the Maun abattoir as of last week.