Journal articles: 'Poverty – Botswana'

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Jefferis, K. R., and T. F. Kelly. "Botswana: Poverty amid plenty." Oxford Development Studies 27, no. 2 (June 1999): 211–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600819908424174.

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Lekobane, Khaufelo Raymond. "Examining the Evidence of the Feminization of Poverty in Botswana." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 7, no. 5(J) (October 30, 2015): 55–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v7i5(j).606.

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Poverty in Botswana is more pronounced in female-headed households (FHHs) especially those residing in rural areas where employment opportunities are limited. Similarly, the proportion of the FHHs to the total poor increased between 2002/03 and 2009/10. However, no study has so far analyzed whether feminization of poverty has occurred. This paper therefore, examines feminization of poverty in Botswana using the 2009/10 Botswana Core Welfare Indicator Survey and the 2002/03 Household Income and Expenditure Survey datasets. The results indicate no evidence of feminization of poverty (at both national and regional levels). However, the results reveal evidence of feminization of poverty amongst the married couples, the widowed, the divorced, the unemployed, those working in own farms and the self-employed. Therefore, public policy should focus on gender sensitive poverty alleviation strategies, with specific focus on the vulnerable FHHs, especially the divorced/separated and the widowed, in order to fully address the feminization of poverty amongst these groups.

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Hope, Kempe Ronald. "Growth, unemployment and poverty in Botswana." Journal of Contemporary African Studies 14, no. 1 (January 1996): 53–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589009608729581.

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Lekobane, Khaufelo Raymond, and Keetie Roelen. "Leaving No One Behind: Multidimensional Child Poverty in Botswana." Child Indicators Research 13, no. 6 (May 18, 2020): 2003–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-020-09744-6.

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Abstract Child poverty measurement is vital for informing policies and for improving children’s lives. Nevertheless, efforts to measure (child) poverty remain dominated mainly by monetary approaches, and many countries fail to monitor multidimensional child poverty. Using the 2015/2016 Botswana multi-topic household survey, this study developed a child-centred, individual-level and composite measure that offers nationally relevant and context-specific insights into the magnitude and depth of multidimensional child poverty in Botswana. In particular, it did so through the lens of Leave No One Behind (LNOB) by zooming in on demographic, economic and geographical characteristics that may be associated with greater vulnerability or marginalisation using both descriptive and regression analysis. Results point towards a relatively high incidence and depth of multidimensional child poverty in Botswana. Results show that disabled children, orphans, children living in larger families, families headed by unmarried couples and living in rural areas are more likely to be multidimensionally poor.

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Lekobane, Khaufelo Raymond, and Keneilwe S. Mooketsane. "Rural Poverty in Botswana: A Gendered Analysis." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 7, no. 1 (April 15, 2016): 48–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v7i1.1235.

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We model the determinants of rural poverty in Botswana by conducting an empirical analysis of household welfare using the 2009/10 Botswana Core Welfare Indicator survey (BCWIS) to identify such factors associated with rural poverty. The paper found that female headed households, especially those residing in rural areas have higher incidences of poverty than male headed households. The study also found male-headed households, education, employment, livestock ownership and access to amenities as factors that positively related with welfare for all rural households and the results were consistent across both FHHs and MHHs models, except for a few factors such as livestock ownership. Household size and dependency ratios negatively related with welfare. However, dependency ratio did not influence welfare amongst MHHs since such households are characterised by fewer dependents unlike the FHHs. characteristics variables and thus public policy should focus on such factors in addressing rural poverty, especially among FHHs. Creation of employment opportunities in rural areas is key in helping the government in its poverty eradication efforts in rural areas. The paper also concludes that FHHs in rural area must be made a special target of poverty eradication programmes, and a well focused gender specific intervention for poverty eradication initiatives is needed. Moreover, rural development strategies should emphasize the provision of agricultural infrastructure, promotion of agricultural productivity growth through improved technology adoption, as well as provision of basic services such as water, sanitation and electricity in rural areas.

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Diraditsile, Kabo. "Challenges to Social Policies: A Critical Analysis of Youth Intervention Programmes in Botswana." Asian Journal of Social Science Studies 2, no. 1 (November 15, 2016): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.20849/ajsss.v2i1.110.

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Young people are an important human resource and Botswana is no exception. The critical challenge facing this Southern African country is to raise the rate of economic growth to levels incorporating broad based improvement in the standards of living and well-being of youth. The country faces high levels of poverty, unemployment, and inequality which have seriously affected young people. Significant pockets of poverty remain, especially in rural areas. The living conditions of the vast majority of Batswana are deteriorating rapidly. Unemployment has remained persistent at nearly 20% and the HIV and AIDS epidemic has further exacerbated the situation (Statistics Botswana, 2014). The country has devised many poverty reduction policies since independence, most of which have had little success. Despite economic progress, poverty remains widespread. Based on documentary analysis and the author’s experiential knowledge, this paper examines challenges facing social policies, in particular, youth intervention programmes in Botswana with a view to address the challenges by proposing coherent and effective means that will lead to sustainable development.

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Curry, Robert L. "Poverty and Mass Unemployment in Mineralrich Botswana." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 46, no. 1 (January 1987): 71–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1536-7150.1987.tb01764.x.

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Campbell, Eugene K., and Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala. "Remittances from Internal Migration and Poverty in Botswana." Sociology Mind 01, no. 03 (2011): 130–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/sm.2011.13016.

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Botlhale, Emmanuel. "The Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Botswana." Poverty & Public Policy 7, no. 4 (December 2015): 406–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pop4.120.

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Magombeyi, Mercy T., Nicholas M. Odhiambo, and Jamie Halsall. "Poverty dynamics in Botswana: Policies, trends and challenges." Cogent Social Sciences 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 1329246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2017.1329246.

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Nthomang, Keitseope. "Finding Inner Strength in the Face of Adversity Kgopolano GROW Group Empowerment Journey." International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change 4, no. 3 (July 2017): 37–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcesc.2017070103.

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This article describes how numerous studies in Botswana have found high levels of poverty among women, in particular, those in female-headed households. Extreme poverty among women continues despite government programme interventions designed to end poverty. This article reports the findings of an initially donor-funded women's empowerment project in an urban village, Molepolole, Botswana. At the center of this project are 14 women who are experimenting with the GROW model to transform their lives. Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions the women's views on the past, present, and future of the project were solicited. Content and thematic analysis were utilized on the data. The results confirm the potential of the GROW model in transforming the lives of women facing insurmountable hardships. The Grow model inspired women to gather inner strength and break the cycle of poverty by continuing the project beyond donor funding.

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Nthomang, Keitseope. "Botswana’s Ipelegeng Programme Design and Implementation: Reduction or Perpetuation/Entrenchment of Poverty?" Asian Journal of Social Science Studies 3, no. 3 (July 23, 2018): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.20849/ajsss.v3i3.445.

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Botswana launched a Public Works Programme (PWP) – commonly known as Ipelegeng (IP) in 2008 as one, among a myriad of initiatives meant to reduce poverty for sustainable development in marginalized contexts. Research shows that well designed and properly implemented (PWPs) have potential to reduce poverty among the poor by creating the much needed employment opportunities and other forms of sustainable livelihood. This paper assesses the contribution of Ipelegeng towards poverty reduction in Botswana. A nationwide review of Ipelegeng was conducted in 2012. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted at 23 research sites followed by a detailed analysis of data collected. Evidence based on both empirical and documentary analysis suggests that although Ipelegeng has made some contribution to poverty reduction, its successes are far outweighed by its failures. Poor programme designs and flawed implementation has been blamed for Ipelegeng failure to deliver on set objectives. This paper concludes by asserting the need for the development of robust Ipelegeng designs and implementation tools that will ensure the realisation of sustained poverty reduction outcomes.

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Hillbom, Ellen. "Diamonds or development? A structural assessment of Botswana's forty years of success." Journal of Modern African Studies 46, no. 2 (May 14, 2008): 191–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x08003194.

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ABSTRACTDue to its four decades of high long-term economic growth and democratic system, Botswana has been depicted as an exceptional success story in a region full of economic and political failures. In this article, a structural analysis is applied, and it is argued that Botswana's success should be understood as one of pre-modern growth without development. It is claimed that although the country may be a growth miracle, it has not yet experienced ‘modern economic growth’, characterised by structural change in patterns of production as well as in social and political institutions. Such analysis also offers an explanation for the duality of Botswana's economy and society, since pre-modern growth, as opposed to development, allows for significant poverty rates and extremely unequal resource and income distribution to prevail in the midst of plenty.

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Kealeboga, Sekgopa T., Lagat K. Job, and Tselaesele M. Nelson. "Profitability of Small Scale Vegetable Production in Southern District, Botswana." Journal of Agricultural Studies 5, no. 1 (January 9, 2017): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v5i1.10199.

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Government determination to eradicate extreme poverty and food insecurity among Batswana through small scale vegetable production program appears not to transform their economic stance. Rural households that are part of Poverty Eradication Programme were investigated to determine if backyard gardens were profitable enough to improve incomes, reduce extreme poverty, and increase food security. The study aimed at analysing profitability and identifying factors that affect profitability of backyard gardening. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect data from 100 rural households who are part of the backyard garden scheme. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis and regression analysis. Results indicated that backyard gardening was a viable activity though profitability was affected by amount of fertilizer applied, market availability and area planted. Beneficiaries indicated that the production and marketing constraints they faced included pests and diseases, lack of water, lack of market and poor prices. Program leaders must recognize the production and marketing constraints themselves as well as plan for the possibility that continual financial support for investment in the initial years of operation.

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Modie-Moroka, Tirelo. "Intimate Partner Violence and Poverty in the Context of Botswana." Journal of Psychology in Africa 20, no. 2 (January 2010): 185–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2010.10820362.

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Magombeyi, M. T., N. M. Odhiambo, and Duncan Watson. "FDI inflows and poverty reduction in Botswana: an empirical investigation." Cogent Economics & Finance 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 1480302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2018.1480302.

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Musakwa, Mercy T., and Nicholas M. Odhiambo. "FDI and poverty reduction in Botswana: A multivariate causality test." Economics & Sociology 12, no. 3 (September 2019): 54–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-789x.2019/12-3/4.

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Good, Kenneth. "The state and extreme poverty in Botswana: the San and destitutes." Journal of Modern African Studies 37, no. 2 (June 1999): 185–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x99003043.

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The rise of wealth and power within the cattle-owning economy of Botswana has been accompanied by the creation of poverty and weakness. The impoverishment of the San and ‘destitutes’ was a structured, comprehensive, and long-term process, caused less by phenomena such as periodic drought than by an elite of economic and political power, and the exploitation which they practised. The growth economy of recent decades has not ameliorated the situation, but has strengthened the wealthy while neglecting or worsening the plight of the San. The state possesses the financial resources and developmental capacities to alleviate poverty, but its controllers continue to prioritise other matters.

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Mbaiwa, Joseph E. "Hotel companies, poverty and sustainable tourism in the Okavango Delta, Botswana." World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development 7, no. 1 (April 2011): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20425961201000030.

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Greener, R., K. Jefferis, and H. Siphambe. "The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Poverty and Inequality in Botswana." South African Journal of Economics 68, no. 5 (December 2000): 393–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2000.tb01284.x.

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Togarasei, Lovemore. "The Pentecostal Gospel of Prosperity in African Contexts of Poverty: An Appraisal." Exchange 40, no. 4 (2011): 336–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157254311x600744.

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AbstractThis paper discusses the paradox presented by two realities: the situation of extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and the rapid growth of charismatic Pentecostal Christianity with its emphasis on prosperity. Earlier studies on Pentecostalism have identified its success among the poor as a result of its promise of prosperity. Indeed others have viewed this doctrine as an impetus for delusion. This paper critically reviews the Pentecostal gospel of prosperity in the context of the poverty experienced in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, it discusses the possible contribution of this doctrine to sustainable development. Over and above a theorization of how this gospel can contribute to sustainable development for poverty reduction, the paper also discusses specific cases of how Pentecostal Christianity is contributing to poverty reduction in Zimbabwe and Botswana, for example.

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Good, Kenneth. "At the Ends of the Ladder: Radical Inequalities in Botswana." Journal of Modern African Studies 31, no. 2 (June 1993): 203–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00011903.

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Botswana ranks very high in sub-Saharan Africa in income per capita, and in such indicators of human development as public expenditure on health and education. Nevertheless, inequalities of wealth and income are particularly severe, in both international and domestic comparisons. Although wealth and poverty are mediated and expressed in complex ways, the disparities between the very rich and the very poor are established, structured, and growing.

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Sechele, Latang. "Urban Bias, Economic Resource Allocation and National Development Planning in Botswana." International Journal of Social Science Research 4, no. 1 (January 4, 2016): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v4i1.8536.

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Michael Lipton formulated a theory of urban bias to account for the poverty and inequalities that rack many developing countries today. The theory proposes that development planning in less developed countries is biased against rural areas in that most of the economic resources are allocated to the urban areas than the rural ones making the poor to get poorer. This article seeks to apply the theory to Botswana’s development planning process. Data was obtained from the analysis of the first nine out of the ten national development plans published since independence which clearly show a distinction in economic resource allocations between rural and urban areas. The findings support the urban bias thesis and suggest its retention in studies of economic development with modifications to incorporate elite bias to account for intra-rural and intra-urban social inequalities. It also proposes diversification into non-agricultural activities as a strategy for rural development in drought prone contexts.Keywords: urban bias, resource allocation, development planning, poverty, inequality

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Manwa, Haretsebe, and Farai Manwa. "Poverty Alleviation through Pro-Poor Tourism: The Role of Botswana Forest Reserves." Sustainability 6, no. 9 (August 28, 2014): 5697–713. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su6095697.

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Mbaiwa, Joseph E. "Poverty or riches: who benefits from the booming tourism industry in Botswana?" Journal of Contemporary African Studies 35, no. 1 (January 2, 2017): 93–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2016.1270424.

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Bagwasi, Mompoloki. "The Role of Language in Adult Education and Poverty Reduction in Botswana." International Review of Education 52, no. 3-4 (May 2006): 333–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11159-006-0004-y.

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Botlhale, Emmanuel. "The Case for Children’s Budgeting in Botswana." International Journal of Children’s Rights 20, no. 3 (2012): 440–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157181811x615933.

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Using the rights argument, this paper argues the case for children’s budgeting in Botswana. It argues that traditional budgeting systems neither mention adults nor children, thus, it is assumed that the budget will equally cater for everyone. Apparently, this is not so because these different groups have different needs and, very importantly, the budget affects them very differently. Inarguably, access to economic resources is unequally shared between adults and children, with the latter often getting the rawest deal. Overall, the latter’s economic disenfranchisement manifests itself in child poverty, child labour and child prostitution. While Botswana has enacted children-friendly laws and ratified supranational conventions, children-friendliness is yet to find expression in resource allocation by way of Children Budgeting (CB). Arising from the foregoing, there is a need to institute budget reforms to provide for the enactment of a Budget Act, institutionalisation of CB and election of children into decision-making bodies.

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Lekobane, Khaufelo R., and Tebogo B. Seleka. "Determinants of Household Welfare and Poverty in Botswana, 2002/2003 and 2009/2010." Journal of Poverty 21, no. 1 (February 29, 2016): 42–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2016.1141381.

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Nthomang, Keitseope. "Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves." International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change 3, no. 2 (April 2016): 39–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcesc.2016040103.

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Empirical studies on the impact of micro level intervention strategies on poverty among poor women in Botswana are lacking, yet women are a valuable asset for the economy of the country. Continued marginalization and disempowerment of women has become a serious problem which merit urgent attention. This article investigates the potential of the Grow Model in transforming the lives of 14 women who belong to the Kgopolano GROW Group in Molepolole, Botswana. Data was collected in May 2014 using primarily in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The analysis utilized both content and thematic approaches. The results showed how the Grow Model has inspired women to empower themselves and self-transform into productive and prosperous lives. The results affirm the strength of the GROW model in promoting empowerment for social change in marginalized contexts. Key policy recommendations recognizes the limitations of the GROW model and build on its strengths.

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Mulale, Kutlwano, and Joseph E. Mbaiwa. "The Effects of CBNRM Integration into Local Government Structures and Poverty Alleviation in Botswana." Tourism Review International 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 171–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/154427211x13139345020615.

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Muchapondwa, Edwin, and Jesper Stage. "The economic impacts of tourism in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa: Is poverty subsiding?" Natural Resources Forum 37, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 80–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12007.

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Mogalakwe, Monageng, and Francis Nyamnjoh. "Botswana at 50: democratic deficit, elite corruption and poverty in the midst of plenty." Journal of Contemporary African Studies 35, no. 1 (January 2, 2017): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2017.1286636.

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Shomana, Thapelo, Daniel Botha, and Paul Şerban Agachi. "The water retention properties of biochar derived from broiler poultry litter as applied to the Botswana soil." DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy 1, no. 1 (May 14, 2020): 66–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/1.1.9.

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Crop farming in Botswana is very modest and of high risk compared to its neighboring countries because of significant dependency on reduced and unreliable rainfall and as a result of soils with poor water holding capacity and low cation exchange capacity. For this reason, only about two thirds of the available arable land are planted and of the planted land only about half is harvested, which translates into only one third of productive arable land. This study examines how addition of poultry litter (PL) biochar affects water retention properties of Botswana’s sandy soils. While many variables should be studied to fully comprehend this aspect, this paper exploits in detail, effects of biochar addition in reducing rate of water loss by evaporation. This work provides convincing evidence that addition of PL-derived biochar (as little as 10%) can significantly reduce water loss by evaporation, thus increasing water soil retention. It is demonstrated that water retention properties increase with increasing rate of biochar application. Two types PL-derived biochar were studied: (i) one with sunflower husks bedding and another (ii) with woodchips bedding. Though both biochars showed similar response to the test, the biochar with sunflower husks was slightly superior. Biochar also indicated significant hygroscopicity, when dried and left exposed to the atmosphere, as moisture content increased with increasing humidity. Based on initial indicators, further study should be done at laboratory and field scale to determine optimum conditions of biochar application in the quest to improve food security for Botswana, as well as improve employment and environmental goals of the country. A comprehensive further study should critically examine Field Capacity, Permanent Wilting Point, and Plant Available Water. As an ultimate goal, enhancing soil moisture retention properties of Botswana’s sandy soil enables to increase success rate in the traditional farming sector and, consequently, offers potential to accomplish “No Poverty” and “Zero Hunger” sustainable development goals.

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Desta, Yemane. "A Comparative Study of Corruption in the Extractive Industries of Nigeria and Botswana: Lessons that can Be Learnt by the Young African Country of Eritrea." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 10, no. 3 (October 12, 2020): 384. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v10i3.17810.

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This article examines the nature of corruption in the extractive industries of two Sub-Saharan countries, namely Nigeria and Botswana. It explained the root causes of the high levels of corruption present in the case of oil and gas-rich Nigeria and the reasons that account for the minimal levels of corruption prevailing in diamond-rich Botswana. This article identified corrupt political leadership; the legacy of the divide and rule policies introduced by the former British colonial masters; lack of transparent and accountable public institutions, political patronage networks; poverty-driven desire to meet the basic necessities of life; massive inflows of petrodollars producing the “resource curse”; chronic political disruptions characterized by several military coups; the supremacy of familial, ethnic and religious loyalties over national interest and poor public sector pay as the main drivers of pervasive corruption in Nigeria. On the other hand the primary factors that contributed to the remarkable achievement of Botswana in the fight against corruption include ethical political leadership; sound pre-independence traditional institutions; relatively homogenous population; respect for rule of law and property rights; high degree of transparency; cultural intolerance to graft, establishment of democratic institutions at independence; good economic management; ability to manage ethnic diversity; and a competent, a meritorious bureaucracy. This article also identified the key elements of anticorruption strategy that would help prevent and combat corruption as well enhance integrity in the Eritrean public sector based on the experiences of Nigeria and Botswana. They include sound ethical political leadership; transparency and accountability in government; merit-based and adequately paid civil service; independent, empowered and well-resourced anticorruption commission; and prudent natural resource management.

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Ikgopoleng, Horatio, and Branko Cavric. "An evaluation of the integrated poverty alleviation and housing scheme in Botswana, case of Ramotswa village." Spatium, no. 26 (2011): 26–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/spat1126026i.

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This article evaluates the effectiveness of the Integrated Poverty Alleviation and Housing Scheme (IPAHS) in Ramotswa; an urban village located 32 km south-east of the capital city of Botswana, Gaborone. This study emanates from the fact that low income urban and rural residents with no formal employment were left out of the Self Help Housing Scheme (SHHA). The SHHA was mandated to facilitate the acquisition of subsidised land and loan to purchase building materials. One of the major conditions to qualify for SHHA is that applicants should have formal employment.; the IPAHS was specifically introduced to facilitate economic empowerment to poor households who do not qualify under the SHHA scheme. The IPAHS scheme is a twothronged approach mandated to equip the residents with skills to build/improve houses for themselves and create employment for themselves through molding of bricks for sale in an effort to alleviate poverty. This paper is based on documentary and field research. The field research has a participatory component involving discussion and open ended interviews with relevant government departments. It also involves the administration of structured questionnaire survey to 30 beneficiaries of the scheme. Results show that despite high uptake of the scheme within the country, there are several challenges such as insufficient income to build or improve their houses, signs of poverty in living environments of beneficiaries, uncoordinated roles of various institutions which are major stakeholders in the implementation of the scheme. The scheme requires pragmatic policies geared to meet the needs and aspirations of the poor. There is a need for policy interventions through Government commitment to principles such as the right to housing by every citizen, coordination of roles played by different stakeholders to support the sustainability of the scheme.

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Werbner, Pnina. "Appropriating Social Citizenship: Women's Labour, Poverty, and Entrepreneurship in the Manual Workers Union of Botswana." Journal of Southern African Studies 36, no. 3 (September 2010): 693–710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2010.507576.

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Molosi-France, Keneilwe. "A Relational View of San Poverty in Botswana: A Case Study of Khwee and Sehunong." South African Review of Sociology 49, no. 3-4 (October 2, 2018): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21528586.2018.1552893.

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Lepper, Caitlin Mary, and Jessica Schroenn Goebel. "Community-based natural resource management, poverty alleviation and livelihood diversification: A case study from northern Botswana." Development Southern Africa 27, no. 5 (December 2010): 725–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2010.522834.

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Selwyn Mwamba, Musonda Trevor. "The Lambeth Conference 2008 and the Millennium Development Goals: A Botswana Perspective." Journal of Anglican Studies 7, no. 2 (September 15, 2009): 229–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1740355309990143.

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AbstractThe Bishops of the Anglican Communion met on the campus of the University of Kent at Canterbury, England, for the Lambeth Conference in July 2008. The Conference took place at a time when the Anglican Communion was going through turbulence over the issue of human sexuality. Accordingly, there was much expectation that the Conference would inter alia discuss and come up with the way forward on the issue of homosexuality. Prudently, the Conference’s focus rested on the real Mission of the Church, epitomized by the Walk of Witness on July 24, 2009 from Whitehall and Westminster to Lambeth Palace. There, Archbishop Rowan Williams spoke of the Communion’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is within this context that this article seeks to discuss the issue of the MDGs in the context of the Lambeth Conference, from the perspective of Botswana. It is my intention to show that the Anglican Communion should be focused on the life and death issues of eradicating abject poverty, HIV and AIDS, malaria, bad governance, unjust trade policies and environment, rather than wasting valuable spiritual energy on the ‘luxury’ of human sexuality which is a non-issue for the poor.

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Ngwako, Gomolemo, Mary Mthenge, Eric Gido, and Keneilwe Kgosikoma. "Effect of market participation on household welfare among smallholder goat farmers in Botswana." Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 60, no. 2 (July 4, 2021): 151–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2021.01362.

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Goat farming is a major livelihood activity for most smallholder farmers in Botswana. To ensure sustainable livelihoods for these farmers, a shift from the prevalent traditional and subsistence system to a more market-oriented one is considered necessary. Market participation is widely viewed as an effective means of addressing poverty which is particularly rampant in most rural areas of Botswana and other developing countries. Little evidence is however available on the link between market participation and household welfare, especially among livestock and, in particular, small stock farmers. This paper evaluates the effect of market participation on household welfare among smallholder goat farmers. Estimating an endogenous switching regression model, the results show a positive and significant effect of market participation on household income for both participant and non-participant farmers. This effect was found to be more pronounced among the non-participants had they decided to sell. The results suggest that goat farmers should be encouraged to engage in market participation other than their traditional ways of keeping goats. This implies that existing policies and programs that increase market participation and encourage market-oriented farming should be revised in order to provide efficient and sustainable support. Furthermore, the study recommends that information on goat markets should reach rural areas where most farmers reside and are unable to access technology.

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Swatuk, Larry A. "From “Project” to “Context”: Community Based Natural Resource Management in Botswana." Global Environmental Politics 5, no. 3 (August 1, 2005): 95–124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/1526380054794925.

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Community based natural resource management (CBNRM) programs presently proliferate across the Global South. In Southern Africa, CBNRM overwhelmingly focuses on wildlife conservation in areas adjacent to national parks and game reserves. The objects of these development activities are remote communities that exhibit the highest levels of poverty in the region, the consequences of which are sometimes resource degradation. CBNRM seeks to empower and enrich the lives of these communities through the active co-management of their natural resource base. Almost without exception, however, CBNRM projects have had disappointing results. Common explanations lay blame at the feet of local people who are seen to lack capacity and will, among other things. This paper contests this explanation by subjecting the particular case of Botswana to a deeper, critical political ecology analysis. Drawing on insights from Homer-Dixon regarding resource capture and ecological marginalization, and from Acharya regarding the localization of global norms, the paper argues that CBNRM is better understood as a discursive site wherein diverse actors bring unequal power/knowledge to bear in the pursuit of particular interests. In Botswana this manifests at a local level as an on-going struggle over access to land and related resources. However, given that CBNRM is supported by a wide array of international actors, forming perhaps the thin edge of a wider wedge in support of democratization, good governance and biodiversity preservation, locally empowered actors are forced to adapt their interests to the strictures of emergent structures of global governance. The outcome is a complex interplay of activities whereby CBNRM is realized but not in a form anticipated by its primary supporters.

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Madigele, Patricia Kefilwe. "Analysis of the Economic Benefits of Tourism in Contra-Distinction to Agriculture in Rural Boteti, Botswana." Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 4 (July 30, 2016): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v9n4p80.

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Despite numerous efforts to improve agricultural production as an alternative source of employment, the high poverty headcount is still a source for concern in rural Boteti. On average, agriculture contributes to less than 20% to household economies in rural Boteti. To date, no research has been done to assess and determine the factors that affect livelihood diversification among households in Boteti. This study, among other methods, adopts the Household Economy Analysis, Household Income Estimation and the Tobit regression model in order to determine how the economic benefits of tourism industry compare with those of the agricultural sector in Khumaga and Moreomaoto in Boteti sub-district, Botswana. This study argues that notwithstanding the livelihood diversification efforts displayed in the study area, agriculture continues to be a significant contributor of total household income. The improved performance of agriculture is crucial in the attainment of food security. This paper is aimed at making an assessment of the contribution of tourism in the selected areas Boteti sub-district in comparison to agriculture. There is a strategic need to educate the local communities in the study area on the importance of tourism and how they could use it effectively as a livelihood activity.

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Biao, Idowu. "Road Side Vending, Growth of the Informal Sector and Learning Needs of Vendorsin Gaborone City of Botswana." World Journal of Educational Research 4, no. 1 (January 7, 2017): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/wjer.v4n1p151.

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This study examined the phenomenon known as road side vending within the spatial arena of Gaborone city of Botswana. In clarifying the concepts employed in the study, a difference was made among the terminologies “street vendors” (mobile vendors moving all over within and about the streets), “hawkers” (mobile vendors moving both within and beyond the streets), and “road side vendors” (immobile vendors using road sidewalks and road/street corners for economic activities). The study employed a 15-item inventoryon the one hand, to elicit the factors that accounted for the recent phenomenal surge in road side vending in Gaborone and on the other hand, to highlight the expectations of the actors of this sector of the economy. The findings revealed that between 2012 and 2014, road side vending grew by 50% in Gaborone and 74% of Gaborone road side vendors were aged between 38-54 years, suggesting that this market is currently run by mature adults. The findings equally revealed that the growth of road side vending in Gaborone coincided with an era when unemployment began to be discussed within government circles, the press and in the streets of Botswana. This finding is supported by the literature which states that in general, the informal sector of the economy of less developed countries tend to grow under the impulse of unemployment and increasing poverty rate. The study ended with one major recommendation that called on the Gaborone City Council to use the instrumentality of learning to bring about the change it desires for Gaborone without excluding road side vendors from its Gaborone developmental blueprint.

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Archer, Ebenezer Kobina, and Musisi Nkambwe. "Alleviating poverty with labour-based road maintenance in the semi-arid environment of the Kgalagadi District of Botswana: Impacts and constraints." International Development Planning Review 33, no. 1 (January 2011): 67–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2009.13.

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Sathyamoorthi, C. R., Christian J. Mbekomize, Ishmael Radikoko, and Lillian Wally-Dima. "An Analysis of the Financial Performance of Selected Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Botswana." International Journal of Economics and Finance 8, no. 8 (July 20, 2016): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v8n8p180.

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The co-operative sector plays an important role in a country’s socio-economic development. This paper evaluated the financial performance of 9 selected Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOSs) in Botswana by analysing audited financial statements of a five-year period from 2008 to 2012. The analytical techniques used include descriptive statistics of financial aggregates and ratios, correlation, regression and common size analyses. The financial aggregates analysed included all items that impact income generation as well as items that represent the financial position of the selected societies. The findings underscored that the selected SACCOSs achieved good financial results and were in strong financial position. The results also indicated a significant relationship between Net Profit ratio and Capital Employed Ratio to inform that the Net Profit Ratio was the most important explainer of Return on Capital Employed. The 5 year common size analysis also revealed a growth in income and in the financial status of the selected societies. The capital structure of these societies was characterised by substantial share of internal funds. Conclusively, maintaining an optimal balance between the interest on loans and interest on members’ savings, and investing extra cash in diversified portfolio to reduce the risk levels would make the SACCOSs grow and function more productively and profitably. They would also then succeed in attracting more members and thereby significantly contribute towards poverty reduction and economic diversification drives in the country.

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Bonthuys, Elsje. "Legal capacity and family status in child-headed households: Challenges to legal paradigms and concepts." International Journal of Law in Context 6, no. 1 (February 25, 2010): 45–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1744552309990292.

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In its 2005 Household Survey, Statistics South Africa counted 143,167 children living in child-headed households. The increased numbers of such households is usually ascribed to the death of parents from AIDS, and researchers expect them to increase further in the future. Similar household formations are also found in other Southern African countries such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, Uganda, Lesotho and Tanzania. Although the research indicates that children living in child-headed households usually experience emotional trauma, poverty and problems with accessing education, health care and social welfare grants, the consensus amongst children’s advocates and academics is that placing all such children in institutions, foster homes or adoption is not currently a viable or an optimal solution. The existence of child-headed households and the urgent need to assist children living in them exposes the inadequacy of several common law legal concepts and paradigms. This paper explores some practical and conceptual arguments for assigning family status to child-headed households and for awarding legal capacity to the minors who head these households.

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Kang’ethe, S. M. "Social Capital from Informal Networks Can be a Fertile Niche to Mitigate HIV/AIDS and Poverty: Examples from South Africa and Botswana." Journal of Human Ecology 47, no. 2 (August 2014): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906752.

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Molosi-France, Keneilwe, and Kenneth Dipholo1. "Re-thinking Participatory Rural Development in Botswana: Is the Enemy in the Theory or in the Implementation Process of the Theory?" International Journal of Community and Social Development 1, no. 4 (December 2019): 295–309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2516602619894411.

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Participatory development has been seen as a panacea for many problems-facing rural communities the world over. Underpinned in the principles of participatory development theory is the participation and engagement of intended beneficiaries of development interventions at the core of successful poverty alleviation and development efforts. Within this view, it is believed that with participation, those who have been relegated to the periphery by conventional development methods will be placed in the inner circles of influence, thus, allowing the marginalised and poor people a chance to be active citizens. However, even though participatory development emphasises the empowerment and active inclusion of the marginalised in development decision-making, in practice there is little evidence that participatory development has indeed changed the rural development landscape as envisaged; many excluded groups continue to be powerless and unable to demand development on their own terms and bargain for resources from an informed position and equitably. Against this backdrop, it is important to understand where the problem lies. Is it in the theory itself or in the implementation of the theoretical principles? Thus, using the critical social theory as a theoretical framework, this article explores claims envisaged within the participatory development theory and practice in the Botswana rural development context.

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Bafo, W. "Meliponiculture and physicochemical properties of honey produced by the African stingless bee Plebeina hildebrandti Friese in Kalakamati village, Botswana." Botswana Journal of Agriculture and Applied Sciences 13, no. 1 (March 12, 2019): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.37106/bojaas.2019.13.

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This study was conducted to assess the harvesting practices in Kalakamati village of honey produced by the African stingless bee Plebeina hildebrandti Friese and to determine the physicochemical properties of this honey. To understand stingless bee honey harvesting practices, a semi-structured questionnaire was prepared and 15 individuals who have experience in collecting stingless bee honey were interviewed. The physicochemical properties of four honey samples were analysed following standard procedures. The stingless bee honey had average moisture (28.4%), reducing sugar (61%), apparent sucrose (2.4%), free acidity (36 meq/kg), pH (4.77), total ash (0.42%), hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) (17.82 mg/kg) and water-insoluble solids content of 0.07%. All the parameters comply with the Tanzanian standard for stingless bee honey whereas all but moisture content agrees with the European standard for honey from Apis mellifera. Moisture content of the stingless bee honey in the present study is higher than the 21% EU standard for Apis mellifera honey. In Kalakamati village, honey from stingless bees is collected from the bush and stingless bees are not kept by farmers. According to the respondents, honey from stingless bees is consumed as it is, is used as a substitute for sugar in tea and for its medicinal value to treat cough, stomach ache and flu. The results suggest that honey produced by stingless bees in Kalakamati village is of good quality as it generally meets international quality standards. Honey production from stingless bees could contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in the study area if appropriate interventions are made.

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Mlambo, Victor H. "Cross-border Migration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Benefits, Problems and Future prospects." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 8, no. 4 (February 24, 2018): 42–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v8i4.2062.

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With rapid globalization sweeping through the globe, the movement of people throughout the world has increased significantly over the last 20 years. Motivated by the thrill of earning better salaries and living in countries characterised by better standards of living, people have travelled long distances in search of such opportunities. Undoubtedly, the economic buoyancy of countries like South Africa and Botswana has attracted thousands of migrants from the SADC who are seeking job opportunities, further straining government resources and impeding the effective functioning of border immigration services. The unequal rate of economic development in the region has further created an increasing gap between fast-developing and slow developing nations, hence the unequal rate of migration. Skills transfer and collaborations have been the major benefits of cross border-migration for SADC, although crime and xenophobia have also been identified as problems associated with cross-border migration in Southern Africa. The flow of remittances from South Africa has played a crucial role in fighting poverty and hunger in the migrantâ€™s home country and contributed significantly to government finances. However, the absence of a regionally accepted policy aimed at regulating migration means that illegal cross-border migration will carry on being a problem in the region and unfortunately the absence of policies aiming at spurring collective regional economic growth means illegal cross-border migration will increase in the years to come.

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