Donkey exports: a well-intentioned trade gone wrong

This development, according to the government, was a result of a 2002 feasibility study conducted in Botswana on the possibility of exporting donkey meat to Europe.

Exporting donkey meat to China was seen as another opportunity to boost exports, which Botswana could tap into, as the donkey meat is considered a delicacy to Chinese people. The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security had also identified other potentially lucrative markets for donkey meat such as Denmark, Germany and France.