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Mogae starts olive project in Botswana
Botswana
Monday 14 May 2007
The first commercial olive tree project in the country is in operation at the Glen Valley Production and Training Farm (PTF). President Festus Mogae launched the operation by planting one of the envisaged 2.500 commercial olive trees.
The occasion coincided with the start of the National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (NAMPAADD) week, which ends on Friday.
Minister of Agriculture, Mr Johnnie Swartz said at the event that the government is committed to agricultural development as evidenced by interventions such as agriculture support schemes and investments in agricultural programmes.
The minister said under irrigated agriculture yields have increased from about 20 tons per hectare at the beginning of previous year to about 37 tons per hectare currently and added that the quality of the countries horticultural produce shows great potential for sale both in domestic market and abroad.
The NAMPAAD technologies are used in such projects as irrigation of vegetables with recycled wastewater and the production of new crops such as olives and cut flowers using recycled wastewater.
The occasion coincided with the start of the National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Dairy Development (NAMPAADD) week, which ends on Friday.
Minister of Agriculture, Mr Johnnie Swartz said at the event that the government is committed to agricultural development as evidenced by interventions such as agriculture support schemes and investments in agricultural programmes.
The minister said under irrigated agriculture yields have increased from about 20 tons per hectare at the beginning of previous year to about 37 tons per hectare currently and added that the quality of the countries horticultural produce shows great potential for sale both in domestic market and abroad.
The NAMPAAD technologies are used in such projects as irrigation of vegetables with recycled wastewater and the production of new crops such as olives and cut flowers using recycled wastewater.
