Publication Date: 2023/05/15
Abstract: Botswana imposed a nationwide import ban on some vegetable or horticultural products into Botswana with effect from January 1, 2022. This ban according to the Minister of Agriculture, Fidelis Molao, as stated in Mmegi newspaper, www.mmegi.bw is meant to improve food security at national and household levels in Botswana. Molao, further states that this vegetable import ban is meant to support local farmers and to foster agricultural independence and will run for a period of 2 years, upon which it will be reviewed. The ban further serves to help grow the agricultural sector in Botswana. After 2 years the ban will then be reviewed to determine if it continues, or not. In some sectors of Botswana government leadership, this ban is also meant to reduce the country’s high import bill. The vegetable products which are banned for import into the country includes, tomatoes, ginger, watermelons, butternuts, potatoes, carrots, beetroots, cabbage, lettuce, turmeric, peppers, green mealies and herbs. This study therefore was carried out to assess this relationship between leadership lessons (empowerment, strategic thinking, adaptability, self-awareness, and communications) and how they(lessons) relate to the vegetable importation ban in Bo
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7937946
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23MAY767.pdf
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