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ProcedureEdit

How to Apply

  1. You {Farmer} should visit the nearest District Animal Production {DAP} Offices and make the request, {see address and contact details below}.
  2. Upon making the request a DAP officer will accompany you to the farm to conduct the test to each bull as requested, collect sample for analysis and issue you with an invoice.
  3. You will then be required to visit the DAP office and make the necessary payment against the invoice at the cash counter/office and obtain a payment receipt.
  4. Present the payment receipt and your national identity card to the DAP office in charge of issuing the fertility testing certificate to be validated and obtain the certificate {s}.


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • A valid National Identity Card (O​mang).
  • A Brand Certificate (shows ownership).
  • A Pedigree Certificate (for commercial farmers).​


Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Address: Plot Number 4701, 
Mmaraka Road​
Private Bag 003
Gaborone
​Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689000/ 3689001/ 3689005/ 3689009​​​​​
Call Centre Contact
Tel:  17755
Email. [email protected]

Department of Animal Production
Plot 4701,
Mmaraka Road 
​Private Bag 0032 
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689625
Fax. (+267) 3951120
Call Centre: 17755 
Email. [email protected]

District Animal Production OfficesLink

  • Opening hours are from 07:30 to 12:45 then 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holiday.


EligibilityEdit

  • Citizen farmers


FeesEdit

  • The cost of the test per bull is BWP 175.00.


ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever


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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

  • The processing time per bull is 30 minutes


Related VideosEdit

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InstructionsEdit

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.


Required InformationEdit

  • Full name of the farmer
  • National identity card number
  • Contact details
  • Address/location of the farm
  • Number of bulls that required the test


Need for the DocumentEdit

  • This service is meant to assist farmers to know the fertility status of their bulls


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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.


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