Safdico sees Botswana as world's next international diamond centre
Monday, May 13, 2019
In this tete a tete, Safdico International Resident Director, Rutang Moses recaps to BusinessWeek the successes and challenges encountered since the launch of the DTP in 2009 and expounds on the company’s plans to become a key catalyst of the next growth phase of the diamond industry downstream activities.
BusinessWeek: Please take us through how the idea of developing DTP was conceived?
That should concern every Motswana. The implications extend far beyond cattle and farmers. Botswana’s beef industry is a critical pillar of the economy, supporting thousands of households and sustaining businesses along the value chain.The loss of access to lucrative export markets has already demonstrated how quickly an animal-health crisis can become an economic crisis.This is, therefore, not the time for complacency, blame, or political...