Increasing food security and diversifying incomes

The project aims to support local farmers in growing chilies, within the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (MPNP) region, in order to both reduce elephant human conflict and provide a secondary income for local farmers. More specifically it aims to work intensively with 20 farmers, assisting them in developing the production of chilies on plots at their homestead. It will also deliver mitigation technique education while supporting 50 registered farms in the Boteti River region. Farmers will be trained on processing and sale of chilies, a high value crop that is not available in Botswana. Chilies are currently imported from Zimbabwe. The project will also deliver wider community education on elephant human conflict mitigation through four environmental school classes.

Founded in 2007, Elephants for Africa is a UK registered charity and an NGO in Botswana. It is committed to elephant conservation through research and education.

 


News

Three new projects approved in December 2021

5 January 2022

The Addax and Oryx Foundation granted funding for three new projects at its December 2021 Board meeting.

Type

Education / Community Development / Environment

Duration

January 2022- June 2023

Location

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park / Botswana

With whom

Elephants for Africa

Website

www.elephantsforafrica.org


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Botswana

Population
2.3 million (2019 World Bank)

Per Capita Income
USD 7,500/year (2019 World Bank)

Poverty rate *
16% (2016 World Bank)

Literacy rate
87% (2020 Human Development Report)

Human Development Index
100th out of 189 countries (2020)

Depuis son indépendance en 1966, le Botswana est passé de l'un des pays les plus pauvres du monde à l'une des réussites mondiales en matière de développement. Une petite population de 2,3 millions d'habitants, d'importantes richesses minérales, une bonne gouvernance et une gestion économique prudente lui ont permis de devenir un pays à revenu moyen supérieur. Les conditions de vie de la population botswanaise se sont améliorées et la pauvreté a considérablement diminué.  Cette réduction rapide de la pauvreté peut être attribuée principalement à la combinaison de l'augmentation des revenus agricoles, y compris les subventions, et des changements démographiques. Les progrès dans la réduction de la pauvreté se sont accompagnés d'une amélioration de la prospérité partagée.

Sources : Programme alimentaire mondial, UNICEF, Banque mondiale, Rapport sur le développement humain 2020

*Pourcentage de la population vivant sous le seuil de pauvreté national.

Sources: World Food Program, UNICEF, World Bank, 2016 Human Development Report, Human Development Indices and Indicators (2018 Statistical Update)

*The percentage of the population living below the national poverty line.