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Since becoming a member of FAO in 1966, Botswana has benefited from numerous targeted programs and projects focused on agricultural and rural development. FAO has expanded cooperation into specialized areas, including climate-smart agriculture, sustainable fisheries, and forestry and land management. FAO emphasizes a gender-responsive approach throughout project planning and implementation to ensure sustainability and promote inclusive growth. Key areas of focus include ecosystem restoration, climate change adaptation, and mitigation in agriculture, fisheries and forestry, fostering synergies and balancing trade-offs to build resilient and productive landscapes.

FAO works closely with the Government of Botswana to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our communication efforts emphasize strengthening partnerships, particularly with the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, Ministry of Tourism and Environment to drive sustainable agricultural and natural resource management to improve the livelihoods of communities.  

 

  • Ministry of Lands and Agriculture 
  • Ministry of Health  
  • Ministry of Finance 
  • Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship 
  • Ministry of Environment and Tourism 
  • National Climate Change Coordinator 
  • Botswana Innovation Hub 
  • Statistics Botswana 
  • Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation – BITRI 
  • National Agricultural Research and Development Institute – NARDI 
  • Botswana Bureau Standards 
  • Local Enterprise Authority – LEA 
  • Citizen Economic Development Agency – CEDA 
  • National Development Bank – NDB 
  • Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board – BAMB 
  • Botswana Meat Commission - BMC 

FAO works to increase and strengthen its partnerships with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the fight against hunger and poverty. FAO recognizes that CSOs play a critical role in the fight against hunger, given their technical expertise, their proximity to and representation of the hungry and poor, and their increasing presence in the field. 

  • Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organizations. 
  • National Planning Commission 
  • Business Botswana 
  • Horticulture Farmers Association.  
  • Botswana Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives Union  
  • Habu Development Trust  
  • Chobe Enclave Conservation Trust  
  • Itsoseng Dryland Farming Agricultural Management Association  
  • Makuta Dam Association
  • Botswana Red Cross Society 
  • Botswana Agricultural Science Professionals Association 
  • Botswana Farmers Associations (BOFA) 
  • Sandveld Ranchers Association 
  • Botswana Horticulture Council 
  • Conservation International 
  • Botswana Community-Based Organisations Network 
  • Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CADAP) 
  • Food Bank Botswana 
  • Botswana Climate Change Network 
  • Gulugwe Cluster Field Fence 
  • Totuma Arable Commercial Farmers Association
  • LCOY Botswana
  • Green Habitat Botswana
  • Botswana Climate Change Network
  • Sustain 267 

 

  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)

FAO is at the heart of the UN development system (UNDS), leading efforts to tackle the world's most pressing challenges related to food and agriculture. To achieve its mandate of ending hunger, FAO collaborates closely with other UN agencies, funds and programmes, leveraging their respective strengths and comparative advantages. 

  • UN Resident Coordination Office –UNRCO 
  • United Nations Development Programme – UNDP 
  • World Health Organization – WHO 
  • United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund – UNICEF 
  • International Organization for Migration – IOM 
  • United Nations Population Fund – UNFPA 
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR 
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD 
  • United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP 
  • UN – Habitat 
  • World Food Programme – WFP 
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO 
  • World Organization for Animal Health – WOAH 

FAO collaborates with local academia and research institutions to strengthen evidence-based agricultural practices and policy development. This partnership enhances research capacity, fosters innovation, and ensures sustainable solutions tailored to local needs, driving impactful and resilient agrifood systems. 

  • Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources  
  • National Agricultural Research and Development Institute 
  • University of Botswana 
  • Botswana International University of Science and Technology 
  • Okavango Research Institute 
  • Botswana Open University 

FAO’s programme of work can only be implemented thanks to our generous resource partners who finance and support the Organization in leading global efforts to improve and transform our global food systems and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)  
  • Green Climate Fund (GCF)  
  • French Development Agency