
It is hard to find any eatery across the country which has lamb in its variety of menus, unless one hops into a hotel restaurant or a few available ones where they can be able to satisfy their cravings or love for the sheep meat. The local demand is being met through importation and such is an opportunity in waiting for local sheep farmers. It is even harder to come by a butcher shop that has lamb in its refrigerators – only beef and occasionally one can find goat meat. There seems to be a niche in the supply of the sheep meat which apart from being consumed as pure meat, can also be processed into other type of foods such as polonies in addition to its fur being harvested to make wool. As a way to resuscitate and grow the sheep industry in Botswana which may from the distance appear to be moribund, a Botswana Sheep Breeders Association has been formed. The association wants to make the industry blossom. The association, chairperson, Aobakwe Gofamodimo says there is an opportunity that is currently not being exploited in the country in terms of sheep meat supply. He says local breeders do…