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Botswana accounts for 6% of South Africa’s agricultural exports, which were valued at US$845 million in 2025.

South Africa’s overall agricultural exports to the world market amounted to US$15.1 billion in 2025 (up 10% year-on-year).

But there are issues in agricultural trade, mainly import bans of fruit and vegetables that we regularly experience.

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Botswana’s restrictive approach to agricultural trade is a symptom of a broader SACU challenge

I am among those who have been critical of Botswana’s approach to regional agricultural trade. The country frequently imposes bans on imports of South African fruits and vegetables to protect its domestic farmers. Such an approach would be understandable if we were not all part of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), which, amongst other things, e…
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