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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85748, member: 27"]
Cash gets rushed out, and borders lock down to keep Foot and Mouth Disease away from Botswana’s livestock economy.

FMD threat near Botswana borders
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[*]David Tshere confirms Foot and Mouth Disease near Botswana’s borders.
[*]Cases sit close to South Africa and Zimbabwe.
[*]Livestock risk gets treated as immediate, not hypothetical.
[*]Farmers’ livelihoods get framed as directly exposed.
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Emergency funding and state response
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[*]The government sets aside 97 million Pula for containment.
[*]Funding targets rapid response and prevention.
[*]Livestock protection gets framed as economic defense.
[*]Agriculture sector stability drives the spending logic.
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Animal movement bans in border areas
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[*]Ministry blocks cloven-hoofed animal movement in Ramotswa.
[*]Restrictions cover Kgatleng, Bobirwa, North East, and Tutume.
[*]Monitoring ramps up across border districts.
[*]Enforcement focuses on limiting herd exposure.
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Farmer compliance and daily controls
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[*]David Tshere tells farmers to secure animals nightly.
[*]Daytime supervision gets pushed as mandatory.
[*]Illness signs must get reported immediately.
[*]Community cooperation gets treated as a frontline defense.
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