Ministry of Agriculture (Botswana)

The Ministry of Agriculture is a ministry within the Cabinet of Botswana. It was first established as the Department of Agriculture under the Bechuanaland Protectorate in 1935. ^[1]

Ministers

• Moutlakgola P.K. Nwako (1965) ^[2]
• Tsheko Tsheko (1965–1969) ^[3]
• Amos Damba (1970–1972) ^[4]
• Lenyeletse Seretse (c. 1974) ^[5]
• James George Haskins (c. 1970s) ^[6]
• Christian de Graaff (2008–2015) ^[7]
• Patrick Pule Ralotsia (c. 2016 – c. 2019) ^{[8] [9]}
• Edwin Dikoloti (2019–) ^[10]
• Fidelis Macdonald Molao (2022–present) ^[11]

See also

• Botswana Vaccine Institute

References

1. Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). "Agriculture". Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-5381-1133-8.
2. "First Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
3. Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). "Tsheko Tsheko (1923–1969)". Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-5381-1133-8.
4. Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). "Dambe, Amos M. (1911–1991)". Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-5381-1133-8.
5. Ramsay, Jeff (2016-09-04). "Golden jubilee profile: Lenyeletse Mpetwane Seretse (1920-1983)". Weekend Post. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
6. Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). "Haskins, James George (1914–1990)". Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-5381-1133-8.
7. "Mr Christiaan De Graaff is currently a Member of Parliament for Ghanzi South..." Facebook. Government of Botswana. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
8. "Ralotsia urges farmers to use Climate Smart Agriculture". Sunday Standard. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
9. "Legalise Hemp – Patrick Ralotsia". Botswana Gazette. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
10. "New cabinet sworn in". Mmegi Online. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
11. Peloetletse, Emma A. (2022). "Cabinet Appointments" (Press release). Gabarone, Botswana: Office of the President of Botswana.