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Beefing up Botswana's cattle farming. Video, 00:03:38 Beefing up Botswana's cattle farming. Subsection. Business. Published. 21 December 2014. 3:38. Up Next. Botswana's desert motor racing.
Mochudi — Botswana Stock Exchange chief executive officer, Mr Thapelo Tsheole, says cattle farming can help grow the country's economy. Speaking during Kgatleng District Agricultural beef ...
Serowe — Livestock production is reported to be dominating the agricultural sector though pastoral farming was in the past bedeviled by frequent droughts and diseases. The Chief Executive ...
In total, the farm extends to 13,000 ha, of which 10,000 ha are used for cattle and the remainder for game, although there is opportunity to alter these areas if required. While the pedigree side of ...
But despite this, agriculture, in its entirety, only makes up 3% of Botswana's economy. Image caption, Bakang Tsheboagae wants an easier way to count his cattle ...
In south-west Botswana, near the border with South Africa, the government owns some prime farmland – Banyana Farms. The land was originally bought in order to promote commercial cattle farming ...
Politicians say it, comedians tweet it, travel guides write it: Cattle outnumber people in Botswana. Africa Check was curious, so we started counting - bulls, oxen, cows, tollies and heifers. The post ...
In Norwegian grocery stores you will find tenderloin from both Botswana and Namibia side by side with locally produced beef. This meat is central to the research of Pierre du Plessis at the University ...
With some experts forecasting the diminution of diamond reserves in as little as 20 years, Botswana must look to diversify its export industry.
BEEF farmers in Botswana are hoping Brexit, no matter what the outcome is, will provide new opportunities to export more beef into the UK and Europe. With this in mind the African farmers are already ...
But despite this, agriculture, in its entirety, only makes up 3% of Botswana's economy. Image caption, Bakang Tsheboagae wants an easier way to count his cattle ...