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Monthly Price BulletinA Price Bulletin is a monthly official publication containing latest agricultural prices of farming community's concern. It purely shows prices of selected commodities monitored in sample wholesales, abattoirs, farm production zones, and fresh produce markets and wet markets, retail, farm inputs suppliers. The purpose of this price bulletin is to disseminate agricultural marketing information to producers and stakeholders in agricultural field.
February 2013 Bulletin AgrinewsAgrinews is a monthly magazine which publicises information on the ministry's development projects, policies and programmes, and any other research and extension materials. The following is a list of edition for the current year and march 2011 edition. Agrinews February 2013Agrinews January 2013 Agrinews December 2012 Agrinews November 2012 Agrinews October 2012 Agrinews September 2012 Agrinews August 2012 REVISED CLOVEN-HOOFED ANIMAL AND THEIR DERIVED FRESH PRODUCTS MOVEMENT PROTOCOLConsidering the current foot and mouth disease (FMD) situation in the FMD vaccination zones and the containment zone the national movement protocol has been revised for control and containment of any outbreaksNEWLY DEVELOPED CATTLE BREED
In 1981 the Department of Agricultural Research made a proposal to come up with the
development of a new breed for Botswana. This was an initiative by the department to improve
the production potential of beef cattle in the country. It was during this time that Ms Louise
Setshwaelo, now Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) country representative, was tasked
by her superiors to assess the feasibility of developing a composite breed for the country. Botswana National Verterinary Laboratory (B.N.V.L.) is accredited to ISO: 17025 standard Botswana National Veterinary Laboratory has been acredited to International standard ISO: 17025 by the South African National Accreditation System (S.A.N.A.S). get accreditation detailsENTERPRISE GUIDELINESFive enterprise guidelines were developed to assist investors who wish to establish agriculture projects. They are for broilers, layers, vegetables, beekeeping and piggery. The guidelines provide an overview of the current production levels of the various enterprises, prerequisites (such as land, water, management skills, markets, capital), farming systems, management practices, assets (type of structures, machinery, equipment, tools) and inputs to be acquired, infrastructure and a budget based on stipulated assumptions.LIVESTOCK ADVISORY CENTRE Joint Customer Sevice Standards
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