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Nearly 600 farmers in Botswana's remote Okavango District have gained access to artificial insemination services that are helping them build healthier, more productive cattle herds. The government is now expanding the program with ambitious plans to grow the national cattle population to five million.
By bringing back traditional cattle herding practices, northern Botswana has cut livestock losses and stopped revenge killings that once wiped out half the region's lions in a single year. Now lion cubs are thriving and the population has jumped 50% in four years.
Three Southern African nations are moving forward with an ambitious 700-kilometer water pipeline that will carry precious water from Lesotho's highlands through South Africa to water-scarce Botswana. A new $1.83 million grant will fund the critical planning studies needed to make this life-changing regional project a reality.
A Botswana company is helping six million rural Africans access the internet on basic phones, and now they're expanding to bring even more farmers online with AI-powered advice. Their secret? Building tools that work on the simplest devices people already own.
Rebecca Dube lost her cattle herd twice to disease control measures, but this time authorities chose vaccination over culling. The 63-year-old farmer can now keep the livestock that lifted her from poverty.
Botswana is considering removing disease-control fences that have killed hundreds of thousands of migrating animals since the 1950s. A new study shows the barriers don't actually protect cattle and removing them could boost both wildlife tourism and farming income.
Maun, Botswana's gateway to the Okavango Delta, kicked off a community-led cleanliness campaign that ties environmental care directly to economic growth. The initiative supports a national directive making the second Saturday of every month a country-wide clean-up day.
Endangered African wild dogs, long thought to eat only meat, have surprised scientists by munching on jackalberries in Botswana's Okavango Delta. This unexpected adaptability could help the species survive in a changing world.
Botswana just scored a major win for its healthcare future with $43 million in World Bank funding to strengthen medicine supplies, speed up disease detection, and build climate-ready labs. The investment comes as the country tackles medicine shortages and works to prevent future health crises. #