Agribiz Botswana
Mpatlise App Puts Digital Tools in the Hands of Farmers
A revamped agricultural marketplace platform is at the centre of Botswana's latest push to modernise its farming sector and reverse a long-running decline in...
Botswana’s Stop-Start Import Bans Are Testing SACU’s Limits
The government of Botswana's repeated restrictions on South African fresh produce are drawing sharp criticism from industry leaders, who say the unpredictable pattern of...
Botswana’s FMD Battle Gets Parliamentary Muscle
A delegation from the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Housing visited the National Emergency Operations Centre in Gaborone to assess the country’s...
Botswana Backs Cannabis Pilot as New Industry Takes Root
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre has hosted a workshop on industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis, drawing together the National Agricultural Research and Development...
AU-Germany Partnership Puts Botswana’s Agriculture in the Spotlight
Botswana has been selected as one of five African countries to participate in the African Union–Germany Agricultural Policy Dialogue, a continent-wide programme designed to...
Namibia Steps Up to Lead Southern Africa’s Climate Research Body
Namibia has assumed the Chairpersonship of the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL), with Agriculture Minister Inge...
AU Delegation Gets a Close Look at Botswana’s Frontline Against FMD
An African Union delegation has visited Botswana to assess how the country is managing one of the livestock sector's most persistent threats, touring the...
WTO seeks US$5 billion worth of private investment for Africa’s cotton...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) aims to attract US$5 billion in private investment to develop Africa’s cotton processing industry and reduce raw material exports.
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