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Article: Land policy crucial. (Botswana's agricultural sector)(Botswana: The New Era Begins)(Industry Overview)
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- African Business
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- September 1, 1995
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While the contribution of agriculture to the national wealth is decreasing year by year, it is still an important occupation for a large part of the population. Rachel Allendorph reviews the sector.
In the great debate as to whether it is man-made policy or the weather that most affects a nation's agricultural performance, Botswana could serve well as the control sample. This country's farmers plant and harvest in peace, they both use and sell their output, they live in an environment of a well-managed currency, and they benefit from a stable farmgate pricing policy.
On the other hand, they live in a dry climate where farmlands can never approach the ...