Botswana recorded P12.5 million worth of vegetable imports in February 2025, according to the latest data from Statistics Botswana, marking a 13.6 percent increase from January. This increase indicates an early market response to the easing of the country’s ban on certain fresh produce imports. Though still modest—representing just one percent of total food and beverage imports for the month—the rise points to the initial effects of the new government’s policy reversal.
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