SADC-EU EPA creates impetus for Botswana cattle farmers

Friday, August 04, 2017

Cattle exports are a key driver of economic activity in Botswana

The Southern African Development Community (SADC)–European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) seems to have created momentum for Botswana’s cattle farming communities.

Taking into account the different levels of development of the partners, the EPA gives Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Swaziland duty-free, quota-free access to the European market.

Having come into effect in October last year, the new SADC-EU EPA framework is gradually bearing fruit, as most cattle farmers are already exploiting it.

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