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Attribute preferences and willingness to pay for fortified cereal foods in Botswana.
(Sabinet, 2010-12-01)
Studies conducted in the early 1990s by the Ministry of Health in Botswana among children and women of childbearing age revealed widespread malnutrition problems in that country. Fortification of food is viewed as a means ...
Perceived Roles of Teachers of Agricultural Science in the Implementation of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Measures in Secondary Schools of Botswana
(Scholink, 2018-08-28)
The study is to determine the roles played by teachers of agriculture in senior secondary schools in the fight against the spread of Human Immune Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). This was a ...
Enhancing quality of tertiary education through programme accreditation: a case of Botswana
(Elservier, 2010)
This study presents narrated facts about the complex nature of accrediting tertiary education programs in Botswana. Content analysis procedures were employed to characterise the accreditation process experienced by local ...
Utilisation of sunflower crop among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2014)
Sunflower is a crop with high oil and economic values which portends its great potential for enhancing agricultural productivity and poverty alleviation among smallholder farmers. These notwithstanding, optimum benefit of ...
Market prospects and willingness to pay for indigenous products: The case of Morama (Tylosema esculentum)
(Academic Journals, 2020-06)
This study analyzes the market potential of the underutilized indigenous Morama (Tylosema esculentum) products by determining the consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay. Simple random sampling was used to select 372 ...
Effectiveness of field practical training for competence acquisition among students of Botswana College of Agriculture
(Academic Journals, 2011-02-18)
Field practical training is a requirement for all students who enrol in any program in the Botswana College of Agriculture, as it has been discovered that, experiential learning complements theoretical classroom teaching. ...
Knowledge and utilization of job enrichment techniques among district agricultural officers in Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2010)
In Botswana, agricultural extension services delivery is faced with problems of inadequate skilled manpower to carry out research and disseminate information to farmers and existing staff are not motivated to perform at ...
Re-aligning curricula and mode of delivery to impart relevant knowledge and skills to improve agricultural productivity
(RUFORUM, 2018)
The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion on re-aligning curricula and mode of delivery to impart relevant knowledge and skills to improve agricultural productivity as stipulated in the Africa Agenda ...
SWOT Analysis of Extension Systems in Southern African Countries.
(Firenze University Press, 2009)
This paper examined the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to extension systems in selected southern African countries of Malawi, Zambia, Swaziland, Mozambique, Lesotho and Botswana. This is predicated on the ...
Economics of Smallholder Sorghum and Maize Production Systems in Botswana: a Comparative Analysis
(Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, 1997-10)
Sorghum and maize, the predominant crops of smallholder farmers in Botswana, compete for the same limited resources of the farmers. Unfortunately very little is known about their relative economic efficiency. Using farm-level ...