Foot-and-Mouth Disease

2026-05-202026-10-31

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October 2026
23 OctDaily News Botswana
… t Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Mr Motsamai Motsamai, has urged farmers in Hukuntsi to prepare to take advantage of the anticipated government export dispensation for live cattle and meat products, saying it could help them recover financially from the Foot-and-Mouth Disease …
Export initiative offers hope for FMD hit farmers
September 2026
9 SeptDaily News Botswana
Authorities will today launch a mass vaccination campaign targeting about 55 000 cattle in Kgatleng East, to intensify efforts to contain Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the district. …
Kgatleng targets 55 000 cattle in mass vaccination
August 2026
24 AugBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Chief Justice slams LSB over FMD legal fight Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe has warned the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) against intervening in a high-profile legal dispute arising from the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) crisis. …
Chief Justice slams LSB over FMD legal fight
8 AugThe Botswana Gazette
… GAZETTE REPORTER Botswana’s prolonged battle with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has handed Namibia an estimated N$100 million, about P75 million, export boost after disease-related restrictions prevented Botswana from fully using its premium Norwegian beef quota. …
FMD Costs Botswana Beef Millions
May 2026
20 MayBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Beef ban squeezes SMMEs Botswana’s small businesses in the catering and butchery sectors are coming under mounting pressure as the suspension of slaughtering cloven-hoofed animals following the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak disrupts beef supply chains and …
Beef ban squeezes SMMEs

Agriculture & Land

Export initiative offers FMD-hit farmers recovery opportunity

The News

The Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture has urged Hukuntsi farmers to prepare for a planned government export dispensation for live cattle and meat products to help them recover financially from the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak. The initiative would allow farmers to sell accumulated livestock, generate income and reduce financial burden while supporting disease-control efforts through regulated allocations and export quotas.

23 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

Friday 23 October

Export initiative offers FMD-hit farmers recovery opportunity
The Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture has urged Hukuntsi farmers to prepare for a planned government export dispensation for live cattle and meat products to help them recover financially from the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak. The initiative would allow farmers to sell accumulated livestock, generate income and reduce financial burden while supporting disease-control efforts through regulated allocations and export quotas.
23 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

Wednesday 9 September

Kgatleng launches mass vaccination of 55,000 cattle against FMD
Authorities in Kgatleng East have launched a mass vaccination campaign targeting about 55,000 cattle to contain a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak in the district. Vaccination teams will deploy across the eastern side of the A1 Road, with cattle undergoing three rounds of vaccinations 28 days apart, while movement controls and physical barriers are established to prevent the virus from spreading into disease-free regions.
9 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →

Monday 24 August

Chief Justice rejects LSB bid to block South African counsel in FMD case
Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe dismissed an urgent application by the Law Society of Botswana seeking to rescind his decision to allow South African Senior Counsel Reginald Willis to appear on an ad hoc basis in litigation over the government's management of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak.
24 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Saturday 8 August

FMD export restrictions cost Botswana P75 million beef quota
Foot-and-mouth disease restrictions have prevented Botswana from fully using its premium Norwegian beef quota, forcing the country to surrender the allocation to Namibia, which gains an estimated N$100 million (about P75 million) export boost.
8 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →

Wednesday 20 May

FMD beef ban strains catering and butchery small businesses
Botswana's suspension of slaughtering cloven-hoofed animals following a Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak is disrupting beef supply chains and raising operating costs for small, medium and micro enterprises in the catering and butchery sectors.
20 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →