John Steenhuisen, South Africa’s Agriculture Minister, announced plans to engage with Botswana and Namibia to discuss the citrus import ban and seek a resolution. Namibia’s restriction spans from 2021 to 2025, while Botswana’s ban extends from June to August, aiming to bolster local agriculture. During the Agri Limpopo congress in Modimolle, Limpopo, Steenhuisen expressed his ...

The South African government has urgently requested a meeting with Botswana officials following the extension of a ban on fresh produce imports from South Africa until 2025. The ban, initially implemented in 2022 to support Botswana’s local agriculture sector by reducing reliance on imports, has been extended, and additional items have been added to the ...

Botswana’s Minister of Agriculture Fidelis Molao speaks at the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture in Gaborone, Botswana, on Sept. 26, 2023. African countries cannot ignore the adoption of new technologies in research and development, said Molao, who stressed the importance of establishing strategic collaborations aimed at enhancing resilience and increasing agricultural productivity. (Photo ...

Julius Atlhopheng (L), Chief Executive Officer of Botswana’s National Agricultural Research and Development Institute, shakes hands with African Agriculture PTY LTD (AA) Managing Director Miles Nan after signing a Memorandum of Understanding in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 19, 2023. Botswana’s National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI) and African Agriculture PTY LTD (AA), an agricultural ...