Tag: Agriculture

Understanding Botswana’s Horticulture: Profit Dynamics Explained

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The economic dynamics of a kilogram of beetroot illustrate complex interdependencies among farmers, retailers, caterers, consumers, laborers, and the state. Price changes create ripples affecting all layers, often leading to inflation and diminished profits. Effective coordination and productivity improvements, especially through regenerative practices and STEM, are vital for stability and growth in Botswana’s horticulture. From a P5 beetroot to a P40 plate—see why profits don’t grow without a coordination spine, and how STEM + regen can change the economics.

I Can Sleep When the Wind Blows: What Botswana’s Horticulture Needs Beyond Funding & Allocations

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The parable “I Can Sleep When the Wind Blows” illustrates the importance of preparation, mirrored in agricultural practices and national budgeting. Effective industry planning, guided by STEM principles, ensures sustainable growth and stability. Without this backbone, the system falters, leading to volatility and inefficiency, hindering farmers and economic progress.

Horticulture Farmers Can’t Plant Blind: Why Botswana Needs a National Horticulture Coordination System

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She had done everything right. Bought the seeds. Paid for inputs. Hired labour. Measured every drop of water. Watched over her crop with the kind of personal care only farmers understand. After weeks of nurturing, her cherry tomatoes gleamed on the vines — plump, red, and ready. She took them to the retailer who once … Continue reading Horticulture Farmers Can’t Plant Blind: Why Botswana Needs a National Horticulture Coordination System

Centrally Coordinated Agricultural Production – What That Means For Botswana

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The content discusses a model of centrally coordinated agricultural production, distinguishing it from nationalization. It highlights countries successfully using this approach, emphasizing collaboration between governments and farmer associations to meet national and export demands. The text outlines challenges faced by countries like Botswana in adopting similar systems, proposing a 10-year transformation map for improved agricultural coordination.

What Nature Speaks Water Usage and Agriculture

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In Cereal, Horticulture & Meat Production Early Signals, Not Yet a Systemic Map We do not yet have access to the extensive national data collection that underpinned the unemployment study. However, we have identified substantive datasets for Botswana and the region through FAOStats, which form a solid initial foundation. Using these, we are currently developing … Continue reading What Nature Speaks Water Usage and Agriculture

When The Economy Speaks … Reversing National Unemployment Statistics

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When a country says it has a 20% unemployment rate, multiply that by three times to determine the rate that is closer to what could be happening on the ground for the country. These include other than those who are actively seeking work or discouraged work seekers, those who would chose not to work as well as those who are not active economically. They are barely able to create jobs for themselves, much less others. Determine what that number looks like for your country. Derive policies based on those numbers. It will become difficult to go wrong from there.

Regional Article 9: Systemic Development of Industries in a Nation. What would that look like?

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Is there such a thing as systemic development of industries?  We can tell what systematic is.  Yes? But what about systemic development of industries? Let us take a context. Let us say we wish to see the industry of dairy production grow within the country. What needs to happen that would enable the sustained development … Continue reading Regional Article 9: Systemic Development of Industries in a Nation. What would that look like?

Regional Article 1: The Vegetation We Choose to Plant Can Cause Droughts. Are we our own worst enemies?

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The Ministry of Agriculture is noticing the following situation (Case 1, Case 2, Case 3). We pray for the rains to come.  And they do, eventually.  Often when we are at our most desperate.  Sometimes they do not.  It is possible someone out there is praying for rains not to come.  There are inconveniences the … Continue reading Regional Article 1: The Vegetation We Choose to Plant Can Cause Droughts. Are we our own worst enemies?