This poster presents information on a study to measure competitiveness in Botswana’s beef value chain and identify the factors affecting it, so as to advocate change in Botswana’s smallholder livestock systems. Continue reading
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Competitive smallholder livestock in Botswana: Project stakeholders gather for inception workshop
On 31 October 2012, the Competitive Smallholder Livestock in Botswana project held an inception workshop at the Botswana College of Agriculture. The workshop brought together participants from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Ministry of Agriculture, the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, South Africa and Namibia. The objectives of this new project are to: … Continue reading
Introducing the Competitive Smallholder Livestock in Botswana project blog
Welcome to the blog of the project, Competitive Smallholder Livestock in Botswana. The project has three main objectives, namely: to better define smallholder livestock production systems and to identify the factors affecting the productivity of smallholder livestock producers and assess their competitiveness; to understand and improve conditions for market participation and value addition in markets … Continue reading