Fresh attempt to revive AGOA exports

 From the peak of exports worth around $17 million in 2011, which were dominated by textiles, exports under the AGOA pact to the US in 2016 were at a paltry $4 million.

Constraints limiting Botswana from taking advantage of this preferential trade arrangement range from high production costs locally, especially due to relatively exorbitant cost of utilities and labour, inadequate pool of skilled manpower coupled with challenges in obtaining work permits for the required number of expatriates.