How to Apply
Apply In-Person

1. Applicant should visit the ministry of agriculture headquarter office or the nearest District Animal Production Offices, Department of Animal Production {see address details below}.
2. Approach the Department of Animal Production agent and express your interest, you will be required to state details about the fishing farm to the agent i.e. {size of the pound, type of fish feed used, culture species, scale of fishing practised etc.}
3. The agent will then fully explain and advise you on different aspects on how to run and manage an effective fishing farm i.e. fingerling production, fish production systems, site assessments, feeds, culture species etc.
4. In case you do not understand an aspect or you have any additional question, please ask the agent to clarify, you can also collect the aquaculture pamphlets and extension manuals for further understanding, which are freely issued by the agent.

• Valid identification document

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Plot Number 4701, Mmaraka Road
Private Bag 003
Gaborone​
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689000/ 3689001/ 3689005/ 3689009​​​​​
Call Centre Contact
Tel:  17755Email. Moa17755@gov.bw
Ministry contact details link: Link

Department of Animal Production
Private Bag 0032 
Plot 4071,
Mmaraka Road
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267 3689625/9022/9225
Fax. (+267) 3951120
Call Centre:Tel. 17755
Opening hours are from 07:30 to 12:45 then 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except on public holidays.

District Animal Production Offices : Link

The following are eligible;

• Citizens
• Individual farmers
• Associations
• Registered companies

• No fee associate with the service

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time is within 30 minutes. However this depends on the amount of support required by the farmer

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Full name of the applicant
• Contact details
• Type of assistance that you require
• Scale of fishing that you practice
• How many employee are employed
• Details about the fishing pounds
• Type of feed that is used

• This service provides fish farmers with technical information regarding fish farming and aquaculture.
• Fish farmers are advised in the field on the running and management of their projects i.e. fingerling production, fish production systems, site assessments, feeds, culture species are provided.

REFER

• Considerations before investing in fish farming ,link
• Fisheries booklet-development of aquaculture in Botswana ,link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Government service portal: Link
  

More information which might help people.