Low quality standards limit market access - BOBS

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Local entrepreneurs have been urged to produce quality products that will meet the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards so that they can benefit from the relocation of the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) to Botswana.

Speaking at the second DeBeers Vendors Day, Keeper Morgan, Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) acting managing director said less than 100 companies in Botswana are certified to these standards.

He said non-compliance to such standards limits companies' access to international markets.He advised that standards have become vehicles by which business profitability and sustainability is achieved, if properly implemented.

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