Rural & Urban Agriculture Innovative Production Program (RUAIPP).

To All Partners, Stakeholders, Farmers and the Agricultural Community, The Devil’s Claw Exports to Germany  6 months ago our Moringa buyers added 46 other high value crops to their import portfolio and amongst them is the Devil’s Claw, they told us there is plenty of it in Botswana, but farming communities and villagers do not know its value and how to harvest it.  Having done well in the Moringa farming sector and almost ready for exports and having put a great and sustainable foundation on the setting up of Agriculture Based Clusters (ABCs), we formally THERFORE announce our organisation’s entry into the Devil’s Claw (Sengaparile / Harpagophytum spp.) sector.  To prepare our entry into this sector we Recent conducted a comprehensive field assessments and would like to the results as overwhelming and can now confirm the widespread presence of Devil’s Claw across multiple Districts, with especially significant densities in the Southern District of Botswana . This pervasiv...

  Agriculture has long been misunderstood, misrepresented, and mismanaged by being framed primarily as a humanitarian concern rather than what it truly is: a productive economic system. This misconception, though often driven by compassion, has entrenched dependency, weakened rural economies, and stripped farmers of their rightful identity as entrepreneurs and producers of wealth. The assertion that agriculture is not charity is therefore not rhetorical—it is structural, economic, and deeply strategic. Charity exists to alleviate immediate suffering. Agriculture exists to generate continuous value. When these two are confused, the outcome is predictable: short-term relief replaces long-term development, handouts replace investment, and survival replaces growth. Food aid may save a season, but it cannot build irrigation infrastructure, processing plants, storage systems, export pipelines, or financial resilience. It cannot retain youth in farming, empower women as economic actors, ...

CHAPTER ONE MY JOURNEY FROM INDIVIDUAL IMPACT TO NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION 1.1 Prologue: When Influence Becomes Purpose I often reflect on how profoundly my life has changed since the year 2020. What began as a private conviction in my heart grew into a national movement with consequences far beyond anything I imagined. My entry into the agricultural space was not accidental; neither was it a response to trends or opportunities. It emerged from a deeper calling—one rooted in empowerment, nation-building, and the restoration of dignity among young people, women, rural communities, and unemployed graduates. At first, I saw myself simply as a messenger: someone tasked with opening people’s eyes to what agriculture could offer. I walked into villages, farms, church groups, community halls, and online platforms carrying nothing but conviction and a mandate—to transform mindsets and awaken a new generation of agricultural pioneers. But influence has an interesting life of its own. Once ...