The role of the government of Botswana in increasing rural and urban access to food

Botswana’s food and agricultural problems are fully recognized by the government and are considered in its national economic priority agenda. In the November 1985 National Food Strategy paper, the state identified the following three problem areas of the country’s agricultural economy: inadequate domestic food production, inadequate nutrition and access^, and large food import and aid dependence-due to the country’s geographic location, the potential political instability in Southern Africa, and its implication for national food security (Botswana, 1985a).

A conference paper on the role played by the government of Botswana in enabling access to food for both its urban and rural populations.