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is a joint venture, this is a joint Venture between two Batswana citizens and Amigear Ventures (Pty) Ltd T/A RICHMARK Chicken. The company manufactures organic fertilizer from chicken litter sourced The Company’s main purpose is to manufacture organic fertilizer from chicken litter sourced from Richmark Chicken. The product is sold as Tuli Organic fertilizer. The company has eight (8) employees and plans to expand the plant are underway.

is a partnership between one citizen and two South African nationals. The project is engaged in production of maize and beans under irrigation. To date 500ha of the land is under irrigation. Construction of the silos commenced in March 2018 commissioned in November 2018. For this reporting period Kwenantle Farmers Pty Ltd produced a yield of three hundred and fifty (350) tonnes of sugar bean and four thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five (4 725) tonnes of maize. Kwenantle Farmers (Pty) Ltd has 120 employees. The company was issued with the 5% income relief certificate.

is a large scale poultry farm operated by a joint venture, this is a joint Venture between two Batswana citizens and Amigear Ventures (Pty) Ltd T/A RICHMARK Chicken situated in the Tuli Block near Moletemane village. Richmark Chicken (Pty) Ltd has been in existence since 1975. The farm produces broiler chickens which are supplied to the rest of Botswana. It consists of a chicken abattoir and processing facility. The project involves broiler production of 400, 000 chickens per eight-week cycle, a certified poultry abattoir by the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security which slaughters 48, 000 chickens a week with a processing and packaging facility which handles various meat cuts. The project upgraded its poultry with two (2) additional controlled environment houses stocking 30 000 chickens each in September 2018 and are fully stocked. The company was issued with the 5% income tax relief certificate during the planning period.

is a horticulture production project on a 1700 ha piece of land in the Tuli Block, operated by two South African citizens. The farm was acquired in November 2018 and developments started in December 2018. The main crops to be grown on the farm include among others cabbage, tomato, onion, butternut and potato. SPEDU has facilitated shipment of equipment and farm implements. SPEDU has submitted Tax Incentive Application to Ministry of investment, Trade and Industry in February 2019.

this project that is aimed at promoting urban agriculture in Selebi-Phikwe on a (1309ha) of land set aside in the Selebi Phikwe town planning area (Senwelo 1062ha, Ralenyeletse 102ha and Mokondo 145ha). The land has been surveyed and the layout was approved by the Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services (MLWS) in 2018. The project is to benefit small scale farmers, youth, women groups, and contribute towards poverty eradication. The project will be serviced through the SPEDU land servicing project. Land servicing is planned to commence in 2020 and anticipated to be completed in 2023.

This is a citrus production project situated at Kwadiwa Ranch near Bayne’s Drift with an investment value of P5.3m. It is a foreign owned company. The investors proposes to plant 100ha (about 20000 trees) of oranges and plans to supply both the local and international markets. To date twenty-five (25) people are employed on the project. Already 60ha of land has been cleared while land preparation is ongoing. Fence erection around the orchard was completed in June 2019. SPEDU has facilitated the shipment and clearing of the seedlings into the country through the Platjan border post. A consignment of 3000 trees was received on the 10th September 2019 and an additional 3000 trees expected. To date 6000 seedlings have been planted. Construction of a reservoir and installation of the irrigation system was completed in December 2019.

This is a foreign owned project occupying 1500 ha of land on Mannaesi Farm which belongs to Mmadinare Multipurpose Cooperative Society, in the outskirts of Selebi-Phikwe with an investment value of P500m and a potential to create 1000 jobs when fully operational. Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) Extended a bridge loan facility worth P160m for this project, utilised mostly to cover implementation cost of the project. The land lease was signed on the 17th June 2019 between the Cooperative Society and Investors. Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services has settled for P1.60 raw water tariff reduction from the P7.56 open market tariff. A Presidential visit was made on the 6th September 2019 to Hoedspruit, South Africa to appreciate the investors’ operations. The reviewed sketch plan for the site was collected from Mmadinare Sub-Land Board on the 5th September 2019. The EIA consultant resumed the study on 20th January 2020 and was approved on the 6th November 2020. Bush clearing for the pipeline started on the 11th November 2020, and debushing at the farm site started on the 25th November 2020. Ground breaking for the project was on the 11th December 2020 by His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President Of the Republic Of Botswana. 9.6 km of pipeline has been laid down from Water Utilities Treatment Plant to the farm, 1.8 km of pipeline has been laid down in the field and laying down of the pipe line was completed in February 2021. Both road crossings at WUC and Tobane road were completed in February 2021 while pipeline river crossings, construction of water chambers and pump station were completed in March 2021.

In terms of site preparations, 600ha have been cleared, ripped and turned over while ridging has been prepared on 165 hectares. A total 12 km of fence have been erected out of 18.1 km, building of pump houses, switch rooms and electricity reticulation on the farm were completed in February 2021. There are currently 180 people employed on the farm. A total of 94 000 trees of grapefruit were planted between April and June 2021. Construction of the 60 000 mcm water reservoir and 30 000 mcm water reservoir was completed in May 2021. The first reservoir has been filled with water. Planting on the 800ha (Phase 1) will be completed by December 2021 with a total of 571 000 trees. The company has been issued with the Income Tax Relief Certificate.