How to Apply

1. Applicant should visit the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security, or the nearest District Offices, Department of Agribusiness Promotion for the application process {see address details below}.
2. Submit the developed business plan along with copies of the supporting documents {as listed below under required document section} to be verified and recorded by the attending officer at the front desk and obtain an acknowledgment slip.
3. The application file will then be reviewed and assessed by a department officer, and if any clarification of the business plan is required the applicant will be summoned by the department and is expected to explain and translate some issues that may prove to be difficult for the officer to easily understand.
4. Once the assessment of the business plan is complete which is within two weeks, the applicant is notified by way of phone, email or SMS and the business plan is made available for withdrawal by the applicant against the acknowledgment slip and identification document.
5. If approved, the department will affix’s it visa/stamp on the business plan, the farmer can then submit it to a financial institution to apply for funding or use it as a reference tool for rescaling of an existing project.
6. If the department officer is not satisfied with the contains of the business plan, the business plan will be rejected and issued back to the applicant for modification, upon making the required changes the farmer re-applies again.

• Proof of residence (a certified copy of resident permit for non- citizens).
• A certified copy of a valid National Identity Card (Omang) for citizens.
• A Land Rights Certificate (leased or allocated by Land board Authorities).
• A developed business plan.
• A land assessment report by relevant departments.​​

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Department of Agribusiness Promotion
Private Bag 00298
Gaborone​
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689706/3689709
Fax. (+267) 3689893
Call CentreTel. 17755
Email. moa17755@gov.bw
The opening hours: 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS PROMOTION (DABP) District Offices Contacts:link

Citizen and Non-Citizen Farmers are eligible and meet the following criteria;

• A reliable water source (excluding rain-fed production).
• A potential financier.
• An existing project (for those who want to use it to manage or rescale their existing project).

• No fees associate with the services

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• The processing period is within two weeks

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• Full names of the farmer/business
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• Business plan details
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• Business address/contact
• Details about the farm business

• This service is meant to assess business plans for farmers, who want to apply for financial assistance, at a financial institution, so as to be able to start-ups or to rescale (expand, modify, abandon or replace) a project or their existing businesses.

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