Live cattle exports extended for one year

Friday, November 10, 2023 | 1330 Views |

Value-added grass: Live cattle exports offered another route to returns for local farmers

Government has extended the live cattle export dispensation by another 12 months to December next year, BusinessWeek has learnt.

Live cattle sales had temporarily been opened up from October 2020 as a way of giving farmers alternative income streams outside of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), which has been the sole institution statutorily allowed to export beef products in the country.

Under the dispensation, farmers were allowed to export live cattle and export meat products.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.

BMC
SONA

Indisposed Zakhem misses court in P272.3m case

Larona Makhaiza | 15 h ago

We're coming for ministers, PSs, union leaders—Ngakaagae warns

Spira Tlhankane | 2d ago

Ntsima issues challenge

staff writer | 18 h ago

Bard Santner secures a deposit-taking microfinance banking licence

staff writer | 18 h ago

Gov’t, Huawei call for PPPs in skills development

Larona Makhaiza | 19 h ago

Sport journalist embarks on BetExplosion's Live Your Joy journey

Staff Writer | 23 h ago

Rabasimane accuses Ngakaagae of being 'two-faced'

Larona Makhaiza | 1d ago

Selefu

joey kambai | 1d ago

Commitment by DPP to fight corruption welcome

Whilst many citizens put trust in their leaders that they are tackling one of the worst curses that can befall a country, the public has lost trust after all the cases seemed not to go anywhere.As the saying goes, ‘corruption is a cancer that eats away at the fabric of society’; corruption affects effective governance.Corruption affects delivery of services to the public and also crumbles most systems meant to assist citizens who are very...

The Monitor Editor | 13 October 2026

About us

Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.