Farming In Botswana: Poor Performance and Farmer Complaints

According to a Botswana government source, Botswana's Ministry of Agriculture has well-qualified personnel yet its performance is low when compared to other ministries. Effective performance is needed to move the ministry from its status. Staff must provide the best service, urging the various departments under the ministry to share resources as the country was reeling from the economic downturn.

Meanwhile, farmers in Botswana continue to decry shortage of land to carry-out agricultural projects. The livestock farmers also complain about about the high price of feeds, which results in their projects operating at a loss. Poultry farmers are concerned about the competition between big poultry farmers and the small ones, about Halal and the shortage of land.

Farmers are encouraged to engage in partnerships for prosperity of their farming businesses.