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Mmabasotho Tibe

2026-04-252026-09-16

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  1. September 2026
  2. Weekend Post

    Acting Chief Executive Mmabasotho Tibe has identified a constellation of alternative markets – the Gulf Cooperation Council states, a swath of sub-Saharan Africa, and select Asian economies – and dispatched product samples to Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

    From the Kalahari to Kinshasa: Botswana’s beef industry confronts its moment of reckoning
  3. April 2026
  4. Daily News Botswana

    Addressing FMD Pitso 2026 in Lobatse on Thursday, acting BMC CEO Ms Mmabasotho Tibe said while the Norway and EU markets continued to offer premium value under existing trade arrangements, the BMC had achieved notable progress in opening high growth, less restrictive markets acro

    BMC Strengthens Botswana Resilience Against Global Market Shocks

Monday 14 September

  1. Botswana's beef exports shift after EU closes market access

    The European Union shut Botswana's last authorized fresh-beef export zones on 21 April 2026 following foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, forcing the state-owned Botswana Meat Commission to seek alternative markets in the Gulf, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

    14 September 2026 · Weekend Post

Saturday 25 April

  1. BMC diversifies beef exports amid FMD outbreak and EU suspension

    The Botswana Meat Commission has accelerated efforts to open new export markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, Greater Africa, and Asia while the EU maintains a beef suspension due to Foot and Mouth Disease. The acting CEO said the diversification strategy is designed to secure the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of Botswana's beef industry.

    25 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana

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