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- Agricultural land under utilised - De Graaff 6 Nov 2009 06:21 GMT
... Agricultural land under utilised - De Graaff BOBONONG ... sector. Speaking during a tour of Talana Farm recently, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Christian ... fact that only 50 per cent of Botswanas small scale farmland was utilised and some ...
- Climate change central to innovation hub strategy 6 Nov 2009 06:21 GMT
... and climate technologies are central to the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) development strategy. An official ... mentioned that studies have shown that Botswanas agricultural sector would gradually be challenged by climate ...
- Monaro firey in Botswanna 6 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
... presented with an opportunity to go to Botswana and certainly not as a volunteer with the ... NSW RFS and the Botswana Department of Forestry and Range Resources working on a five ...
- Government must prioritise - Matambo 6 Nov 2009 06:21 GMT
... over commit itself. According to Mr Matambo Botswana should expect another deficit in the 2010/2011 ... production is taking place in mining and agricultural sector including tourism. Botswana tourism he further ...
- USAID: New USAID Mission Director for Angola Sworn In 6 Nov 2009 12:18 GMT
... The country has enormous mineral resources, abundant agricultural land and water, an energetic leadership and ... in the late 1980s and one in Botswana in the early 1990s. Before joining USAID, ...
- 'Horse Boy' hero is part rein man 6 Nov 2009 05:58 GMT
... documentary based on Rupert’s nonfiction book about Botswana’s Kalahari Bushmen, when the devoted dad - ... spent much of his youth on a farm training horses, a passion he avoided sharing with ...
- Mugabe gets a rousing reception as Swazi celebrations go ahead 6 Nov 2009 08:54 GMT
... of around 1 million people, mostly subsistence farmers, is the world's last absolute monarchy. The ... were the presidents of Madagascar, Uganda, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Malawi. The government says the party ...
- Drinking water quality impacts on livestock health 2 Nov 2009 07:37 GMT
... for livestock and poultry organised by the Botswana Bureau of Standards, the principal chemist in ... of the workshop, which was attended by farmers from the Ghanzi region was to raise ... textiles, management systems, environmental management, food and agriculture and building and construction. She said standards ...
- Peter is practising what he preaches 2 Nov 2009 06:54 GMT
... AFTER spending 17 years visiting farms in third world countries as an agronomist, ... by a post graduate diploma in tropical agriculture in Trinidad. "Employed by the Food and ... as an agronomist with three-year stints in Botswana, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kenya and Pakistan. "In all ...
- Brazil espouses virtues of biofuels during Southern African roadshow 5 Nov 2009 22:59 GMT
... Southern African Deve- lopment Community countries – Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and ... since the 1970s. South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries director of engineering said ... agricultural zoning started in Brazil in 1995. “Farmers are told the best sowing dates, taking ...
- Tsetseng gets 390 trees for conservation 3 Nov 2009 06:36 GMT
... MOLEPOLOLE - The Department of Forestry and Range Resources in partnership with Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) has over the weekend distributed 390 trees in Tsetseng to promote conservation. Speaking ...
- Tsetse Fly Aerial Spraying in the Offing 2 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
... has previously sprayed infested areas in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. It has managed to ... surface. Dr Nicholas Kauta, the commissioner for livestock health and entomology at the agriculture ministry, says people should not fear that ...
- Disease control gate effective 5 Nov 2009 06:43 GMT
... a tool to control the movement of livestock products including meat from entering Kweneng region ... other districts in the northern part of Botswana. The districts from which the animal products ...
- Norwegian Crown Prince to Visit Next Week 4 Nov 2009 20:10 GMT
... Norway, Prince Haakon, is scheduled to visit Botswana on a goodwill mission next week. According to ... Samochina. He is expected to observe local fishing practices and challenges of balancing economies and ...
- John's 34 years of animal magic 1 Nov 2009 07:36 GMT
... the beautiful Borders countryside and visit its farms and its people.” John has seen the practice ... young vets on a six-month project to Botswana before going into general practice in Yorkshire and ... Outside of work John’s passions are gardening, fishing and rugby – he is vice-president of ...
- The race for Zimbabwe's resources 5 Nov 2009 19:13 GMT
... in order to retain its 'interests in agriculture, mining and resources', Froese argues. The Movement ... by Morgan Tsvangirai. Bennett, a white commercial farmer in Zimbabwe, is a known funder of ... of the diamond producing countries. These include Botswana (DebTswana), Namibia (NamDeb) and South Africa (De ...
- The Race for Country's Resources [opinion] 5 Nov 2009 22:17 GMT
... in order to retain its interests in agriculture, mining and resources, otherwise also known as ... by Morgan Tsvangirai. Bennett, a white commercial farmer in Zimbabwe, is a known funder of ... of the diamond producing countries. These include Botswana (DebTswana), Namibia (NamDeb) and South Africa (De ...
- The 'Atinga' Development Model 4 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... veritable conundrum. Q. Ghana is promising as Botswana. But the difference between the Ghanaian case ... and the two other sectors especially agriculture were neglected. Huge foreign loans were ...
- Official advises Batswana to care for environment 4 Nov 2009 06:20 GMT
... planting trees in order to curb the escalating land degradation and augment natural regeneration. Botswana College of Agriculture Lecturer in the Crop Science Department, D Joyce Lepetu said at the district planting ...
- SA's exports climbed to $74bn last year, but were outpaced by imports 4 Nov 2009 17:15 GMT
... the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland, and ... about 166% from the 2002 level. "While agricultural exports grew by about 66% over the ...
- Katjiuongua Takes On Ithana 1 Nov 2009 03:31 GMT
... abused or dumped? Some misguided people in Botswana during the last elections were so desperate and ... asked you whether there were no saleable farms in the North and the nature of the ...
- SA's neighbours must prioritise diversification - WTO review 5 Nov 2009 03:14 GMT
... the previous review in 2003, Sacu members (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) collectively ... coherent policy formulation in the areas of agriculture, industrial development, competition, and unfair trade practices ...
- Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium attempts to raise painted dogs 4 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... roughly comprise the African nations of Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, Vacco said. "Humans are ... of a misconception that the dogs kill livestock," Vacco said. "But that's not true. They ...
- Zoo scientists trying to raise rare canines 4 Nov 2009 17:49 GMT
... roughly comprise the African nations of Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, Vacco said. "Humans are ... of a misconception that the dogs kill livestock," Vacco said. "But that's not true. They ...
- ZIMBABWE: SHORT OF HARD CURRENCY, SHOPPERS PAY IN GOATS, RICE 3 Nov 2009 02:51 GMT
... currencies, such as the South African rand, Botswana's pula, or British pound, has affected rural ... rural areas such as Chitsa are peasant farmers who depend on their crops for their ...
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