AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFMD Support for Livestock: Botswana has donated 100,000 Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine doses to Lesotho, handed over in Maseru to boost the country’s transboundary animal disease response and protect farmers’ livelihoods. Regional Summit Push: SADC leaders backed industrialisation, infrastructure development, agricultural transformation and a tourism visa push at the 46th summit in Durban, with South Africa taking the chair and Zambia set to host the next summit. Digital Connectivity Boost: Vodacom Lesotho and Starlink launched satellite broadband aimed at closing the digital divide, especially in remote and mountainous areas where fibre and towers are costly. El Niño Preparedness: Lesotho’s Disaster Management Authority convened stakeholders to plan early action for anticipated El Niño impacts on food security, livestock, water, health and livelihoods. Diaspora as Development Finance: Lesotho is working on a National Diaspora Remittances Investment Framework to turn remittances from household support into productive investment, targeting higher national development funding. Agriculture Cross-Border Learning: Lesotho and Botswana agriculture officials met farmers to share experiences and discuss ways to tackle production and export gaps. Sports Schools Update: Lesotho athletes are among those set to compete in Zimbabwe’s Cossasa Games (Aug 31–Sept 2) for school-level athletics, football, netball and volleyball.
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