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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86966, member: 27"]
A vaccine shortfall just put Botswana’s beef lifeline on edge as Foot and Mouth Disease pressure keeps climbing.

Green zone stakes and Kgotla message
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[*]Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe toured the Botswana Vaccine Institute during the outbreak push.
[*]Gaolathe warned at Jackalas No. 1 and Phitshane Molopo Kgotla meetings.
[*]Green zone status keeps Botswana’s beef in premium markets.
[*]Losing that label would hammer farmers and national revenue.
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Vaccine gap at Botswana Vaccine Institute
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[*]Andrew Madeswi said Southern Africa needs 43 million FMD doses.
[*]BVI can only pump out about 25 million annually.
[*]Rising outbreaks in neighboring countries are squeezing supply.
[*]Production limits expose a serious regional shortfall.
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Push to diversify and compete globally
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[*]Gaolathe urged BVI to rethink its long-term game plan.
[*]The institute was challenged to branch beyond Foot and Mouth Disease.
[*]Expanding livestock vaccines could steady revenue streams.
[*]Competitive exports would fuel industrial growth and skills.
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