{"id":39958,"date":"2023-12-04T18:53:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-to-extend-and-expand-fresh-produce-import-restrictions"},"modified":"2023-12-04T18:53:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:53:51","slug":"botswana-to-extend-and-expand-fresh-produce-import-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-to-extend-and-expand-fresh-produce-import-restrictions","title":{"rendered":"Botswana to extend and expand fresh-produce import restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Botswana said on Monday it would extend and expand restrictions on imports of some fresh produce as it tries to become self-sufficient in food and cut its import bill.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The ban on imports of tomatoes, potatoes, onions and other produce &#8211; which has angered farmers in neighbouring South Africa and was due to expire at the end of December &#8211; would now run until the end of 2025, the agriculture ministry said.The number of restricted items would also double to 32 from July next year, the ministry added.<\/p>\n<p>The wait until July would act as a grace period to give Botswana&#8217;s &#8220;farmers some time to plant so that local produce can be ready,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The drought-prone country&#8217;s agricultural sector is relatively small, accounting for about 5% of economic output, with local farmers squeezed by cheaper imports from South Africa.South Africa supplied about 80% of the country&#8217;s food before a two-year ban was initially implemented from January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In a state of the nation address last month, Botswana&#8217;s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said the import ban had slashed the country&#8217;s fresh-produce import bill by 71%.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana says it is protecting nascent industries, but South African farmers have said the ban violates the Southern Africa Customs Union agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Botswana said on Monday it would extend and expand restrictions on imports of some fresh produce as it tries to become self-sufficient in food and cut its import bill. 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