Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research
Agriculture's contribution to Botswana's gross domestic product (GDP) fell dramatically from 44 percent at independence in 1966 to less than 2 percent in 2008, mainly due the increased economic importance of mining, tourism, manufacturing, and the services industry (World Bank 2010). Despite Botswan...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2011
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| author | Stads, Gert-Jan Pholo, Motlalepula |
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| description | Agriculture's contribution to Botswana's gross domestic product (GDP) fell dramatically from 44 percent at independence in 1966 to less than 2 percent in 2008, mainly due the increased economic importance of mining, tourism, manufacturing, and the services industry (World Bank 2010). Despite Botswana's arid climate and the sector's declining contribution to formal employment, agriculture remains important as a source of food, income, and employment for a large proportion of the population, particularly in rural areas. Given that productivity gains are critical to maintaining and enhancing competitiveness of Botswana's commodities and advancing the status of the rural poor, agricultural research and development (R&D) should remain a top priority in national development planning. For most of the 1990s, agricultural R&D investments in Botswana increased steadily (Beintema, Modiakgotla, and Mazhani 2004). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1532142025-11-06T03:45:08Z Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research Stads, Gert-Jan Pholo, Motlalepula agricultural research research research institutions infrastructure Agriculture's contribution to Botswana's gross domestic product (GDP) fell dramatically from 44 percent at independence in 1966 to less than 2 percent in 2008, mainly due the increased economic importance of mining, tourism, manufacturing, and the services industry (World Bank 2010). Despite Botswana's arid climate and the sector's declining contribution to formal employment, agriculture remains important as a source of food, income, and employment for a large proportion of the population, particularly in rural areas. Given that productivity gains are critical to maintaining and enhancing competitiveness of Botswana's commodities and advancing the status of the rural poor, agricultural research and development (R&D) should remain a top priority in national development planning. For most of the 1990s, agricultural R&D investments in Botswana increased steadily (Beintema, Modiakgotla, and Mazhani 2004). 2011 2024-10-01T13:55:48Z 2024-10-01T13:55:48Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153214 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Stads, Gert-Jan; Pholo, Motlalepula. 2011. Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research. ASTI Country Note. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153214 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural research research research institutions infrastructure Stads, Gert-Jan Pholo, Motlalepula Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title | Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_full | Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_fullStr | Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_short | Botswana: Recent developments in agricultural research |
| title_sort | botswana recent developments in agricultural research |
| topic | agricultural research research research institutions infrastructure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153214 |
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