Botswana’s recurring foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks are proving increasingly costly, with neighbouring Namibia emerging as the biggest beneficiary after securing a significant portion of Botswana’s unused premium Norwegian beef export quota worth an estimated N$100 million (approximately P75 million).
The development highlights the growing economic consequences of Botswana’s livestock disease challenges, which have repeatedly shut the country out of lucrative European beef markets while allowing competitors to seize opportunities that would ordinarily belong to Botswana producers.
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