Govt, UN team up to boost fisheries, beekeeping

Opportunity knocks: Local beekeeping accounts for just 13% of annual demand. PIC: SHARON TSHIPA
Opportunity knocks: Local beekeeping accounts for just 13% of annual demand. PIC: SHARON TSHIPA

The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security has partnered with the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) support beekeeping and fishery projects in the country.

The two’s entities recently launched two projects being the ‘Response to COVID-19 Assistance to Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries Sectors of Botswana’ and ‘Strengthening Botswana Apiculture Value Chain Through Coordination and Capacity Development’. 

The two projects, launched under the FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP), support institutions, farmer associations and other entities as target beneficiaries by providing technical inputs such as short-term experts and consultants, short term practical training or equipment and supplies related to training.

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