AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBotswana Tech Fund: The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF) has hit a US$6.7m first close toward its US$64m target, aiming to back tech founders from pre-seed to growth across Southern Africa and help close the digital gap. Rural Connectivity: A new P1.5m digital centre was launched at Sankoyo Primary School, funded via the Universal Services and Access Fund, with laptops, internet and digital literacy support for rural learners. Dairy Boost: Botswana Development Corporation received the first 200 pregnant Girolando dairy cattle from Brazil for Milk Valley Farm, targeting a long-term expansion to raise domestic milk output and cut imports. Agri Tech & Food Security: Botswana is also pushing industrial hemp trials in Mochudi, with President Duma Boko framing hemp as a jobs-and-business alternative to declining diamond revenues. Mining & Exploration (Botswana): Vantage Metals is drilling high-priority copper targets at the Kalahari Copper Project, while Cobre Limited reports progress on in-situ copper recovery work at the Ngami Copper Project and follow-up drilling elsewhere in Botswana. Regional Health Tech: Zimbabwe’s polio gains are being protected through synchronized subregional vaccination efforts that include Botswana, using targeted campaigns in high-risk border and urban districts.
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