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The poultry industry in Botswana

Botswana's poultry sector is the best performing part of its agriculture and has reached self-sufficiency in chicken meat and eggs. It is also concentrated, protected by import controls, and expensive by regional standards. These pages explain how it works, with sources.

Botswana's poultry industry: an overview

Botswana produces almost all the chicken and eggs it eats, from an industry worth about P3.5 billion and employing around ten thousand people. Here is how it is built.

Major poultry producers and hatcheries in Botswana

A few vertically integrated companies supply most of Botswana's chicks, feed, chicken and eggs. Who they are and what that means if you are buying or farming.

Chicken import rules and permits in Botswana

Botswana protects its poultry industry with strict import controls. Imports need a permit, permits are issued only when local supply falls short, and bird flu in South Africa closes the border.

Chicken prices in Botswana

A monthly record of what chicken actually costs in Gaborone. First observations are being collected; the structure and the factors behind prices are set out here.