Department of Agricultural Research

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Please, note that all documents are in PDF format!

 BARIN: Proceedings of Conference on Agricultural Research and Development in Botswana Vol. 1 2005
This PDF document contains the proceedings of a conference on Agricultural Research and Development in Botswana that was held at the Botswana National Veterinary Laboratory, Sebele, Gaborone. The conference was first of this kind and is expected to be held bi-annually. Click this  for the cover page and list of sponsors of the BARIN conference.

 National Biosafety Framework Report - February 2006
The document is comprised of three sections: Section 1 which provides an overview of background that went into developing the National Biosafety Framework (NBF) for Botswana. Section 2 is the Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy for Botswana. Section 3 covers the consultant’s Draft Bill.  The Policy articulates the position of Botswana regarding the different areas that can be impacted by biotechnology or biosafety activities, and these include the areas of agriculture, commerce and industry, education, environment, health and ethics…

 Proceedings - First National Biosafety Workshop - April 2004
The first National Consultative Workshop on Biosafety was conducted as part of the process of developing a National Biosafety Framework (NBF) for Botswana that will put in place the policy, legal and administrative instruments for the management of risks associated with applications of modern biotechnology. The workshop brought together 51 participants representing different stakeholder institutions in the public and private sectors.

Official Opening Speech Of The National Biosafety Framework Consultative Workshop By The Assistant Minister Of Agriculture Hon. P. L. Siele At Sebele (National Vet Lab) On 4 April 2006

Speech By The Minister Of Agriculture, Hon. J. K. Swartz, At The Official Opening Of The Department Of Agricultural Research Open Week On 21 March 2006

Manual of vegetable production in Botswana
This manual is intended to be a guide to the horticultural extension personnel, horticultural producers as well as agricultural institutions in their endeavour to improve productivity in the horticultural sub-sector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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