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LEA pushes horticulture export drive

Thato Jenson
Thato Jenson

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) convened a Horticulture SMME Export Awareness Workshop at the University of Botswana Conference Centre on February 20, bringing together key government agencies, financiers, insurers, and small-scale farmers to strengthen Botswana’s export readiness in the horticulture sector.

In his keynote address, LEA Caretaker Chief Executive Officer Thato Jensen linked the workshop to Botswana’s broader economic diversification drive, noting that agriculture and agro-processing are increasingly viewed as strategic engines of export growth and job creation.

“Our objective is simple,” Jensen told participants, “to move our farmers beyond production and into sustainable participation in regional and global markets”.

Editor's Comment
Bravo BDF for the first step addressing GBV

The statement, whilst some may say, comes a little bit too late, is timely as gender-based violence (GBV) continues to haunt the country. A week hardly passes without reports of a wife, a girlfriend or boyfriend being killed by their intimate partners. Just recently, a high-ranking officer stationed at Glen Valley Barracks reportedly murdered his wife and has so far managed to evade arrest. It is also alleged that another soldier murdered his...

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