Botswana

Reliable partnership brings farming in Botswana to fruition

Dean Hatty, owner of Farm Q50 in Pandamatenga, Botswana, has had an impressive farming journey from Zimbabwe to Botswana. His journey not only illustrates the challenges of transnational...

8 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

VIDEO: Why Kallie Viljoen relies on Agrico in Pandamatenga

Pandamatenga in the north of Botswana is known for its heavy clay soil, large-scale dryland farming, and increasing investments in irrigation. It is also a challenging region with stron...

24 Nov 2025 · < 1 min read

Meet the farmers of Pandamatenga who keep Botswana’s silos filled to the brim

Pandamatenga is an agricultural district located in the northern part of Botswana, encompassing over 40 000 hectares of farmland. The area is enclosed by 150 km of game fencing, which he...

17 Nov 2025 · 5 min read

African Cuisine 7: Southern Africa Botswana

Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Nearly 70% of its land is the Kgalagadi desert, but besides...

15 Apr 2025 · 7 min read

Botswana lifts ban on vegetable imports from SA

Botswana has begun lifting its ban on vegetable imports, a move that will gradually resume trade. The restrictions are being eased in two phases. Phase 1, which started in December ...

12 Mar 2025 · 2 min read

The largest agriculture sector in Botswana: Cattle and livestock

In Botswana, agriculture plays a crucial role in the livelihoods of many citizens, despite contributing only about 2% to the nation’s GDP. The sector is driven predominantly by livesto...

31 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Livestock branding part 4: Freeze-branding

Many farmers rely on branding or marking livestock not only as a means of establishing ownership, but also to contain useful information, such as the animals' birth dates and registratio...

28 Nov 2023 · 9 min read

Reinke’s circles of success in Botswana: Episode 1

The six silos that can be seen when passing through Panda are the only landmarks and indications of civilisation, you really can miss it, if you blink! Even though it is small and wo...

7 Mar 2023 · < 1 min read

Reinke’s circles of success in Reinke’s circles of success in Pandamatenga, Botswana

Farming is a sheer pleasure in the Chobe district, south of the Zambezi River. It is safe and there is excellent support and help from the government to farmers, which ultimately provide...

8 Feb 2023 · 6 min read

Market access woes worsen with Namibia, Botswana bans on SA vegetables

Agri SA has written to Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Thoko Didiza to request her urgent intervention after Botswana and Namibia took unilateral action to bl...

19 Aug 2022 · 3 min read
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