Kgalagadi butchers back FMD slaughter suspensions but warn that prolonged curbs could bankrupt them — the tension between disease control and livelihood
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Farming
Biosecurity Lapses Trigger FMD Outbreak at AI Centre
Minister Dikoloti links an FMD outbreak at Ramatlabama AI Training Centre to human biosecurity lapses, forcing BMC abattoir closures — and testing EU beef
Authorities Clarify FMD Controls: Dairy and Aggregates Exempt
Botswana’s FMD coordinator Dr Mbeha clarifies that UHT and pasteurised milk, firewood and aggregates are exempt from movement curbs — what it means for
Molopo Farmers Pool Funds for a 200km FMD Barrier
Molopo River farmers pooled funds in late January 2026 for a 200km FMD barrier fence to block disease from South Africa and protect Botswana’s EU beef markets.
FMD Response Shifts from Culling to Vaccination in Zone 6b
Botswana’s early-2026 choice to vaccinate rather than cull Zone 6b cattle against FMD eases farmer losses while protecting premium beef export access.
Zambia’s six-million-bag maize deal turns food into regional trade
A Kenyan buyer’s contract for 540,000 tonnes of Zambian maize shows how food security, private capital and cross-border logistics are converging in regional grain markets.
Dikoloti Warns Farmers: FMD Controls Vital for EU Beef Access
Acting Minister Dikoloti has told Digawana farmers that strict FMD protocols are essential to regain Zone 11’s green status within 3–6 months and protect
Water and the Wage Camp: Feeding a Tumas Workforce on Arid Land
A desert mine has to be watered and its crews fed. On dry Erongo land, both are food-system questions.
Farm to factory: Chinese agribusiness and Africa’s missing middle
Chinese firms in African agriculture are pitched as a farm-to-processing story, yet most of the recorded investment still sits at the farm gate, where the value chain is thinnest.