Botswana protecting domestic producers on import bans - Agbiz 

Since my country imposed this ban,we have seen many Batswana starting farming businesses, and they are really making it in that space; supplying supermarkets, restaurants, etc.We can't rely on South Africa forever. Remember, we even banned bottled water from there, and Batswana started bottling water brands. More bans are coming though, in case you don't know.. 🇧🇼 🇧🇼 🇧🇼

south africa banned export to botswana during covid Cosatu killed Hyundai plant in Gaborone Cosatu killed Volvo plant in Gaborone South Africa banned driving from Durban of car imports by Botswana forcing us to use Mafia owned truck transportation. this endangered our enterpreneurs from dangerous cape ports. Windhoek is far but safer maybe one day media will research and ask relevant or balanced questions. Maybe we should all migrate to south africa since south africans like poor neighbours

Botswana bo. Wonderlik. I hope the foolish ANC will take notes. Your country and the people come first. Not the Chinese and terrorists.

We know you are talking on behalf of picnpay and shoprite as the don't want to support local business

We have been saying it, RSA needs to stop playing mother teresa amd learn from Bots. Your people come first. Why do you think Zimbabweans come here and not Botswana , they dont play over there.

Many people seem to be just jumping to comment without knowing how this works, if there are shortages they will buy this vegetables at a very high price, if it happens that they have a dry season they will buy all this things at 4times the price, people are just commenting. The chemicals being used is bought in South Africa at what price will they be buying pesticide and all required chemicals.

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They will be back when they discover they lack skills

Good Botswana for putting your Citizens first, South Africa must learn something.

Production of vegetable in Botswana grew from 10% to 70% due to access to market.South africa was selling at dumping prices to supress Botswana farmers.

Well done Botswana, we appreciate you for putting your people first! If this was SA they would say we are Xenophobic 😔

It's high time countries must maximize their productivity instead of relying on imports

Amazing how a small population of less than 2,5 million is making a shock in South Africa. Maybe south Africa has been playing a monopoly for far too long. Let people not just in Botswana but in Africa to be able to feed themselves. I am.sure there are more than 5 million South Africans who go to bed without a decent meal. Why aren't those people being addressed. Is the issue a financial issue or a matter of how you can control other African countries. Shall another pandemic arise should Botswana be waiting for South Africa to feed her or should they be getting self suficient ?

when botswana started assembling cars south africa under mbeki banned them to protect its domestic car assembly industry. we never complined or called south africa '"malicious"" if SA dont allow for economic development in its neigbours Batswana of Botswana may become the next zimbabweans and nigerians in south africa

Good Botswana, South Africa should learn from you, protect your own

It is good that they are protecting their domestic farmers. They started by protecting their truck drivers. What did SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT DID? Open up everywhere for others to come take non essential Jobs like truck driving. South African food must feed us at home. Food is very much expensive because Farmers are exporting. Each country must feed its citizens first then export the leftovers.

I hope South Africa also stop the import of meat from Namibia and Botswana as well.

As a South African I fully support BaTswana ppl put your own citizens 1st every time dnt compromise and let ppl tell you otherwise

South Africa should sit down and retrospect, Botswana buys everything from South Africa. They should remember Hyundai, we still remember. It's unfair business.

This is what we have been saying to the government they must ring fence some markets for the citizen of South African, how come people come as far as Pakistan, Nigerian to ran spaza shops and salon just imagine

South Africa must do the same...stop importing what we have in our country e.g meat, vegetable oil ,corn.

Imagine being upset that your neighbour is now feeding himself😢

ANC must learn to put South Africans first. There is nothing wrong with what Botswana has done. it is what is best for their people.

Good for you Batswana, put your own first, empower your people. You cannot allow foreigners to dictate your food supply

Why can't Botswana be Proudly Botswana when it comes to enhancing local production? South Africa has a campaign of "Proudly South African" and it's vigorously promoted, but you are not happy with your neighbor being proudly themselves?

Great Job Botswana, be self sufficient. Grow your local agriculture, for many years you have been under a mafia controlled agriculture regime. Grow your own food and if you are short then you import.

ITs a good thing Botswana should then not be angry if we then export to other countries and if they then want vegetbles from us we might have already sold it to other countries ,no one wants people to run out of food.

Bottswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique MUST teach black south africans a LESSON!!

South Africa and foolish South African parties can learn much from Botswana especially the EFF and the ANC. So hopeless.

You won't feel any pinch . Botswana has a population 2.3 millions so it's a very small market not worth raising eyebrows

Good Botswana. Protect your own. You are an independent state. Let no one dictate to you.

You might think this is an exaggeration, but the data speaks for itself. Up to 20 million South Africans are severely food insecure, with millions of children going to bed hungry each night - a shameful reality. Shockingly, 27% of their children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition, stunting and wasting. South Africa must address this by feeding it's own people. Lets start there. Shoutouts from Botswana.

In Kenya, South African eggs are sold are ridiculously low prices. Its interesting how traders can import produce from SA and still sell lower prices than Kenyan farmers. This has made many Kenyan farmers interested in South African agribusiness, for example many you g farmers have imported sheep, goat and cow breeds from SA. As it is visa free for a Kenyan to visit SA, i look forward to visiting and seeing the techniques they use in farming.

Imagine they are selling chickens from Brazil. I never bought such...

The western countries do not want African countries to thrives which is Botswana is due to its diamonds. Africa, and I’m sure Botswana has enough fertile land to produce its own produce.

WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE AFRICA,SA SHOULD LEARN PUT SA FIRST,MAKE SA GREAT AGAIN.

Surplus will benefit SA consumers cos now recently buying a bucket of groceries is like buying a city golf😅

Wow, we can learn a thing or two from Botswana

Wrong move, food (fruits and vegetables) is produced seasonally.

Food in SA is very expensive and people go to bed hungry. The farmers must stop being greedy and flood the market with their produce so that the prices can go down and SA's can eat. This move by botswana it shows that every government must put the interests of its people first unlike the anc which wants to be father christmas to all at the disadvantage of its citizens.

As a South African. I stand with this decision. We need to learn from them and put SA first like they did..

SACU, is nothing but a relation of a horse and the rider.

Botswana on food consumption is very low,a population of 2.5 million people can’t consume much,they can take care of themselves

Botswana is doing what is best for their farmers and economy.south africa can learn a thing or 2 from this move.

Commercial farms in Botswana are run by South African White farmers, if we call them back, we hope you will sustain yourselves.

Look look if there no More mmmmmmmm SA

Ban petrol to Botswana and Namibia respectively, and let them have àn agreements amongst themselves to exports their goods using their ports including banning its citizens from ising our airports for their overseas trips.

Forsure not protecting there consumer's

Food security and self reliance

There is always a shortage of vegetables 😊

We are having our own boers this side their are doing ok...

Botwana is taking a huge risk should they be hit by a drought then are they going to run to us for produce? Its a thin line

I think Botswana is got a rude awekening for xenophobic South Africa😮

Sistem eduction grüße

Alles ist lustig

We are part of Brucks do we have big opportunities to export them there, so continue with your visionless leader, learn from your neighbour Zim, 5hey are running here. Nizokhala oneday.

Africa need competion not trade bans Botswana will regret this uninformed decision. 🇿🇦💪🏿

If their agricultural products are so good why not let the markets decide which products they prefer. Botswana government is just insecure and driven by hatred towards South Africa. Wait till things aren't going their way there, they'll expecting South Africans to feel for them and their people 🚮