🌱 *PROFESSIONALISE YOUR FARM – JOIN THE POTATO PRODUCTION CLASS*📍 Next Class: Saturday Sept 13 2025 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM | MFK Gardens Centre Mmopane
🚜 Your path to commercial potato farming starts here.
Botswana is the *fastest-growing potato producer* in Southern Africa — yet we still import over *95% of our national demand*. The opportunity gap is real — and wide open.
Join our next *Potato Farming & Commercial Production Workshop* at *MFK Gardens Centre – The Urban Farmer Learning Centre* and learn how to set up and scale your farm with practical techniques expert training and direct connections to input suppliers and regional buyers.
🔍 *What You’ll Learn:*
* Site selection seed varieties and planting best practices
* Pest disease and water management strategies
* Harvesting post-harvest handling and storage
* Value addition: from fresh potatoes to fries mash and crisps
* Live demo from *Growfast* on fertigation and crop strengthening
* Bonus: On-site potato planting + potato processing
💰 *Why It Matters Now:*
* Botswana consumes 40000 tonnes of potatoes/year — only 1800 are grown locally
* Processed potato products are a *$37.8B global industry* and growing fast
* Botswana has the land skills and climate — what we need is production leadership
🎓 *Trainer: Mr. Mogapi Ernest Madisa*
Former Senior Horticulture Lecturer BUAN – Over 20 years in farmer training & potato research
*Date*: Saturday Sept 13 2025
*Time*: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (reporting from 8 AM)
*Location*: Mmopane (5 min from Spar Turn-off)
*Fee*: P400 (includes brunch & certificate)
📞 *Booking WhatsApp*: 73961421
Join WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DsXCzrkzxzCB8dB4le3Wgg
🎁 *Incentives*
– Bring-a-Friend: 5% OFF
– Group of 4: 10% OFF
– Fewer than 5: P600 per participant
– Growfast discount coupons available on-site
👉 Watch Workshop Preview: (https://mfkbw.weebly.com/potato-commercial.html)
📦 Seed Potato Enquiries: See flyer or call +267 73 753 029
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With Appreciation To:
@Lisbeth Investments - Pty Ltd
@BWgovernment
@Ministry of Lands and Agriculture
@Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)
@Botswana Horticulture Farmers Association
@Botswana Horticulture Council
@Kgatleng Farmers Association
@KWENENG FARMERS ASSOCIATION
@Grow Fast Organic Fertilizer
@Agrichem SR
@Business Botswana
Event Venue
Botswana, 21 Mmopane, Kweneng District, Gaborone, Botswana
Tickets
BWP 400.00
