Current location:health >>
Botswana prepares for citrus entry into int'l markets
health993People have gathered around
Introduction(Xinhua) 10:57, March 16, 2024Botswanan Minister of Agriculture Fidelis Molao speaks at a press conf ...
Botswanan Minister of Agriculture Fidelis Molao speaks at a press conference on the Selebi Phikwe Citrus Project in Gaborone, Botswana, on March 14, 2024. Botswana is preparing for its first citrus harvest from the Selebi Phikwe Citrus Project, located about 402 km east of Gaborone, on March 21, with plans to export 70 percent of the produce. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
GABORONE, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Botswana is preparing for its first citrus harvest from the Selebi Phikwe Citrus Project, located about 402 km east of Gaborone, the country's capital, on March 21, with plans to export 70 percent of the produce.
During the press conference held in Gaborone Thursday, Minister of Agriculture Fidelis Molao emphasized that it takes a lot of effort to comply with procedures, regulations, and guidelines for farm produce to enter the global market.
The Selebi Phikwe citrus farm covers more than 1,500 hectares. In March, 2,400 kg of fresh lemons will be exported weekly to the Middle East, with 3,600 kg sold domestically; in April, 9,000 kg will be gathered and sold for both export and domestic markets.
China, the United States, Canada, Britain, the Middle East, and Japan are among the international markets that have been targeted.
Molao said the Department of Plant Health has played an important role in facilitating citrus access to international markets with six protocols and 24 permit markets, underlining that a protocol market requires a system of rules, regulations and technology treatments to identify, prevent and eradicate plant pests and diseases before they can enter the market.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“International Interplay news portal”。http://southkorea.unhasdecoradas.org/content-40c699914.html
Related articles
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
healthINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will drive the pace car for the 108th ru ...
【health】
Read moreKing Charles diagnosed with cancer, halts duties
healthAs Britain's King Charles III undergoes treatment for a form of cancer, he will withdraw from public ...
【health】
Read moreChina, Brazil agree on multiple
healthChina and Brazil agreed to grant 10-year visa treatment for their nationals for business, leisure tr ...
【health】
Read more
Popular articles
- Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
- China champions peace, development, confronts jackals, wolves head on
- World leaders extend Chinese New Year greetings
- China's top diplomat to attend Munich Security Conference, visit Spain and France
- Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers
- Mainland spokesperson applauds Ma Ying
Latest articles
Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age
China's foreign trade starts on steady note in 2023
Domestic tourism industry set for 'full recovery' by summer
Premier's European tour to bolster ties, ministry says
What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
Xi Focus: Xi Stresses Enhancing Guarantee Ability of Land Element for High
LINKS
- New channel of China
- U.S. doubles down on vaccination efforts as Delta variant drives COVID
- Washington's anti
- Reality bites in Asia over NATO push
- UK PM fined over COVID
- (W.E. Talk) To Understand China, You Need to See China for Yourself
- China completes plantation of nearly 4 mln hectares of forest in 2023
- Multinational enterprises confident of China's economic growth target
- U.S. guilty of coercion diplomacy: FM spokesperson
- U.S. doubles down on vaccination efforts as Delta variant drives COVID