{"id":45338,"date":"2024-03-15T17:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=45338"},"modified":"2024-03-15T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:02:30","slug":"citrus-project-first-harvest-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/citrus-project-first-harvest-next","title":{"rendered":"CITRUS PROJECT FIRST HARVEST NEXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Minister of Agriculture, Mr Fidelis Molao addressing the media in Gaborone yesterday on the Selibe Phikwe cirtus project first harvest ceremony and #PUSHABW Selebi Phikwe expo.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 1 500 hectare project\u2019s first harvest ceremony is set for March 21. The citrus project targets to export fresh citrus to international, regional and local markets. 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