Botswana: Boko Sets Sight On Export-Oriented Agricultural Reform

Gaborone — President Advocate Duma Boko has unveiled a transformative roadmap for the agricultural sector to move away from subsidy-driven dependency toward an enterprise-driven model aimed at high-growth exports and economic diversification.

Debating the draft national agriculture policy in Parliament on Monday, President Boko said the agricultural sector was prioritised under the twelfth National Development Plan (NDP 12) and the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP) due to the…