A new engine for horticulture fires up :: Mmegi Online

The new national horticultural market opened this week in a 1,000-square-metre space fitted with cold storage and produce bought from local farmers for sale to the public. The critical gap between farm and fork is being filled, writes PAULINE DIKUELO

The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) this week launched the Letsema Horticultural Market, a 1,000-square-metre warehouse in Gaborone, aimed at revolutionising the horticultural sector in Botswana. The initiative will serve as a centralised market that procures produce from local farmers and sells it to the public, promoting both market stability and the growth of local agriculture.

The development comes seven years after the original Botswana Horticultural Market (BHM) closed down in Gaborone, hamstrung by financial challenges and a failure to achieve its objectives.

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A new engine for horticulture fires up

The new national horticultural market opened this week in a 1,000-square-metre space fitted with cold storage and produce bought from local farmers for sale to the public. The critical gap between farm and fork is being filled, writes PAULINE DIKUELO

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