LEA, BUAN partner to nurture graduates

Cash cow: Activities at the BUAN farm PIC: BUAN.AC.BW
Cash cow: Activities at the BUAN farm PIC: BUAN.AC.BW

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) has joined hands with the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) in an effort aimed at nurturing graduates of the agricultural institution.

As part of the three-year agreement, LEA will offer the incubated students business management services, advisory, training, business coaching and mentoring. BUAN for its part will provide land, technical expertise and equipment.  The Authority’s head of Corporate Affairs and Market Access, Boikhutso Kgomanyane told BusinessWeek the partnership is in line with their mandate of empowering and unearthing entrepreneurs.

“There have been 23 incubated graduates at the moment who were selected by BUAN.  We will be assisting them with record-keeping, business management, entrepreneurial development, marketing amongst others,” she said.

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