Botswana cattle industry is “on its knees”, Dow, farmers

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Botswana cattle industry is “on its knees”, Dow, farmers

Botswana’s cattle industry faces an “existential threat” as government restrictions on live cattle exports, financial problems at the state-owned Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) and foot-and-mouth disease disrupt the country’s beef producers, Botswana Congress Party Vice President Unity Dow said.

Dow said she had received complaints from cattle farmers, agricultural stakeholders and members of the public about government policies, with producers repeatedly telling her that “the sector is on its knees.”

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