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Potential of traditional food plants in rural household food security in Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2011-06-11)
Botswana is endowed with a variety of traditional food plants which grow annually despite erratic rainfall. The most common traditional food plants are leafy vegetables (for example, Amaranthus, Cleome, Conchorus and Vigna ...
Beekeeping Practices, Physiochemical Properties and Consumer Acceptability of Honey Collected from the Forest and Backyard Hives in Pandamatenga, Botswana.
(Junghaengsa, Inc, 2021-11-15)
Beekeeping is an important agricultural activity in Botswana and supports the livelihoods of many people in the country. However, there is limited documented evidence on apicultural practices and quality of honey produced ...
Validation and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for use among Adults in Botswana.
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-11-01)
Objective: To evaluate the validity and reproducibility of a 122-item interviewer-administered quantitative FFQ developed to determine food and nutrient intakes of adults in Botswana.
Design: Relative validity of the FFQ ...
Retooling Smallholder Farming Systems for Climate Change Resilience Across Botswana Arid Zones
(Springer, 2021)
Background: Scientific progress and developments in technology have improved our understanding of climate change and its potential impacts on smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The persistence of such ...
Wildlife-livestock interface, veterinary cordon fence damage, lack of protection zones, livestock theft and owner apathy: Complex socio-ecological dynamics in Foot and Mouth disease control in southern Africa
(Springer Open, 2016-10-26)
Current efforts to control and possibly eradicate the highly contagious and economically important Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in Botswana are hampered by numerous inextricably linked constraints. These constraints were ...