- El Niño climate crisis and trade shifts in Southern Africa
- Southern African countries are discussing agricultural policy, including shared best practices and calls for reduced reliance on food imports.
Botswana has implemented ongoing restrictions on agricultural imports originating from South Africa.
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Updated Jul 27
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Botswana has implemented ongoing restrictions on agricultural imports originating from South Africa.
Who's involved
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Southern African countries are discussing agricultural policy, including shared best practices and calls for reduced reliance on food imports.Also in this story
- South African maize imports are undercutting local prices, prompting calls for local manufacturing in Namibia.
- A study focused on bambara groundnut growth in Eswatini and South Africa.
- AgriBank provided commentary on the Namibian economy, noting that high food import dependence raises inflation risk.
- Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana are currently facing high water stress due to resource limitations.
Within El Niño climate crisis and trade shifts in Southern Africa
The entities involved
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South Africa
country in southern Africa
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Botswana
sovereign state in Southern Africa
Related events
- Statistics Botswana released new figures detailing Botswana's current trade performance.
- Botswana is pursuing regional fuel supply solutions involving South Africa, Namibia, and Mozambique, amidst Brent price volatility and Middle East tensions.
- Trade talks regarding SACU and economic ties between South Africa, India, Botswana, and Namibia, noting South Africa is India's largest trading partner.
- South African authorities halted the export of trees from Limpopo to Georgia, with interceptions occurring in Durban.
- Food insecurity crisis is underway in South Africa, specifically in the Eastern Cape, attributed to a policy vacuum.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- sundaystandard.infoNo end in sight for Botswana/S Africa veges trade war | Sunday Standard