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