Only 7 percent land is good for farming - Phiri

Speaking at a panel discussion on food security organised by the Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) in Gaborone, land boards director Moremi Phiri said although the country is in a position to supply everyone with land, only seven percent of land is suitable for farming.

So the challenge is availability of suitable land for farming, Phiri says, pointing out that though Botswana has a vast land mass, only seven percent of it is suitable for arable production, hence there are challenges as the population grows.