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Gov’t restricts live cattle exports

Cattle PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Cattle PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Government through the Ministry of Agriculture has tightened the criteria for live cattle exports, restricting selling of all breeding animals mainly bulls, cows and heifers outside the country.

Although no reasons were advanced, the local beef industry has expressed concerns that unrestrained live cattle exports could deplete both the country’s national herd and its quality as the current cattle population signals that the country is fast losing Botswana beef competitive edge and uniqueness.

Botswana’s cattle population currently stands at 2.1 million, but the numbers are said to be declining due to several factors that include but not limited to poor livestock husbandry management practices which in turn leads to low productivity.

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