Botswana is seeking to increase its national herd which stands between 2.5 and 2.8 million, according to the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC). "The importation of these elite breeds is consistent with ...

Despite the iconic status of cattle, diamond accounts for more than 60 percent of Botswana’s exports, while copper, nickel, beef, and textiles account for the remaining 40 percent.

Botswana President Duma Boko has rubbished claims that he was given 10 cattle of the elite Ankole breed by his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, during a recent SADC meeting in ...

Miniature cattle are a preferred choice for farmers who have small farms or those who indulge in farming as a side activity. Most miniature breeds are of quiet temperament and, therefore, are ...

Botswana to Cull More Than 10,000 Cattle to Fight Disease Outbreak September 16, 2022 2:58 PM By Mqondisi Dube; FILE - Cattle walk across a road in Gaborone, Botswana, April 5, 2020.

Ancient Cattle of Wales added to watchlist for urgent action to save rare breeds - The breed has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s watchlist for priority action to conserve the animals.

Buffalo From Zimbabwe Expose Botswana Cattle to Possible Foot-and-Mouth Disease September 18, 2023 3:22 PM By Mqondisi Dube; FILE - A farmer walks by his cattle in Botswana, Sept. 28, 2019.

Botswana has resumed exports of live cattle and beef from areas declared free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) but sales to Europe, which has tougher import restrictions, remain suspended, a senior ...