Botswana's poultry prices too high - researchers

The workshop, hosted by the   Competition Authority (CA) for the African Competition Forum (ACF) in Gaborone, to discuss a joint research project by Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia examining competition issues and market dynamics in the cement, sugar and poultry industries, found that the prices of chicken in Botswana are higher than in the region largely due to high production costs.

“Botswana imports almost all the ingredients of poultry feed involving maize and soya beans. In contrast, South Africa and Zambia do not import such. Instead they are net exporters.