19 Aug 2026

Botswana is already exporting poultry meat, eggs and related products, government has confirmed.

Answering a question in Parliament on Tuesday, Assistant Minister of Lands and Agriculture, Mr Motsamai Motsamai said the country had exported 315 380 hatching eggs to Mozambique and 20 000 day-old chicks to Angola. “Botswana is already a net exporter, however, it is dependent on the importing country’s willingness to accept the products,” Mr Motsamai said.  He explained that export of poultry and poultry products was subject to meeting the animal health requirements of importing countries and their import policies. 

The assistant minister added that the ministry continued to engage potential trading partners on animal health and policy issues through established bilateral mechanisms. Mr Motsamai was responding to Shoshong MP, Mr Moneedi Bagaisamang, who had asked whether the country exported poultry meat and eggs. 

Mr Bagaisamang also wanted to know what constraints continued to hinder exports despite local self-sufficiency, and the time frame within which government expected the poultry industry to become a net exporter. ENDS