How To Apply For Business Plan Appraisal For Farming in Botswana?
Organization : Department of Agribusiness Promotion
Facility : Business Plan Appraisal For Farming
Country : Botswana
Website : https://www.gov.bw/advisory-role/business-plan-appraisal-farming
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How To Apply For Business Plan Appraisal For Farming?
This service is meant to assess business plans for those farmers who want to apply to financial institutions for funding for start-ups or to rescale (expand, modify, abandon or replace) a project or their existing businesses. The farmer is intensively involved during the assessment process for ownership and is expected to explain and translate some issues that may prove to be difficult for the officer to easily understand.
Related / Similar Facility : Botswana Agricultural Land Utilization
Steps:
Submit developed business plan for review at the District Agribusiness Promotion Office. Once the assessment of the business plan is complete, the business plan is returned to the farmer who will then submit it to the financial institution to apply for funding or use it as a reference tool for rescaling of an existing project.
Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Department of Agribusiness Promotion
Private Bag 00298
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689706/3689709
Fax. (+267) 3689893
Call Centre:
Tel. 17755
Email. moa17755 [at] gov.bw
The opening hours: 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.
Who Can Apply For Business Plan Appraisal For Farming?
Citizen and Non-Citizen farmer with:
** A reliable water source (excluding rain-fed production).
** A potential financier.
** An existing project (for those who want to use it to manage or rescale their existing project).
Documents Required For Business Plan Appraisal For Farming
** Proof of residence (a certified copy of resident permit for non- citizens).
** A certified copy of a valid National Identity Card (Omang) for citizens.
** A Land Rights Certificate (leased or allocated by Landboard Authorities).
** A developed business plan.
** A land assessment report by relevant departments.
Botswana Production Systems
There are two main production systems in Botswana. That is laying cage and deep litter systems.
a) Laying Cage System:
Here hens are kept throughout their productive life time in cages. However, this system requires high capital investment. As such, they are strictly commendable for use by commercial egg producers. The stocking density depends on the hen’s body size and weight. It is 3 to 5 hens per cubicle.
That is, the heavier the hens the fewer they would be per cubicle. In a laying cage system, hens do not have contact with droppings which reduces infections. Feeding, providing water, egg collection, removal of litter and cleaning are easier for the poultry attendants to perform.
b) Deep Litter System:
Here hens are confined in a house with floor space of 8 to 10 birds/m2 to ensure free movement. The floor should be covered with a 5cm to 10cm deep litter of grain husks (maize or rice), straw, wood shavings or a similarly absorbent (but non-toxic) materials. Wood shavings are highly recommended for use since birds cannot eat them.
Litter provide insulation from the floor and soaks up moisture from the droppings. It also helps to prevent damage to the birds’ legs due to slippery surfaces. Usually old litter isrenewed when replacement stock arrives. It is advisable not to re-use old litter. After old litter has been removed out of the house, the floor should be cleaned and disinfected. This guideline will focus on the laying cage system.