Expert calls for national policy on fishing
Friday, March 13, 2015
In an interview with Mmegi this week, Mosepele said the policy would offer a framework in which fishing will be managed in Botswana. He said without any framework fishing management has been haphazard in the country.
“Fishing directly affects people’s livelihoods. It is therefore imperative that there is a guide on how it should be conducted,” he said.
We are told of massive spin-offs for hosting countries, which we assume was the catalyst behind putting in the bid.We are not too sure if it is a one-size fits all, where any hosting nation reaps the benefits or it’s on a case-by-case basis.There are arguments from both ends, with hosting a sure way to accelerate infrastructure development and a guaranteed cash flow during the 30-days of the tournament.There is a bump in employment creation...