IFPRI CGIAR
Subscribe

Back

Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

researcher spotlight

Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

Where we work

Back

Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

IFPRI Regional Programs

IFPRI Country Programs

Research by country and region

Subscribe
The Earth Planet

Botswana

countries and regions

Publications

Resource thumbnail

Journal Article

Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments?

2023Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Garcia, R. J.; Traoré, F.
Details

Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments?

This paper examines intraregional bilateral trade in virtual water embedded in cereal flows between the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) states. A gravity model is employed to examine whether annual bilateral trade depends on differences in water endowments, but also includes socio-economic and political determinants that affect trade. There is evidence that the abundance of water resources in a country influences trade for a product that is water dependent. Thus, the adverse effect of water scarcity in a country may be ameliorated by encouraging exports of water-intensive cereal crops where water is in abundance and imported where water is scarce.

Year published

2023

Authors

Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Garcia, R. J.; Traoré, F.

Citation

Matchaya, Greenwell; Garcia, R. J.; Traore, F. 2023. Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments? Water International, 25p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2255822]

Country/Region

Botswana; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Keywords

Eswatini; Tanzania; International Trade; Cereal Crops; Virtual Water; Exports; Imports; Agricultural Trade; Sadc Countries; Water Resources; Water Scarcity; Water Demand; Water Availability; Policies; Models

Language

English

Access/Licence

Limited Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2255822 Source record

Record type

Journal Article

Resource thumbnail

Journal Article

Consumption of traditional and indigenous foods and their contribution to nutrient intake among children and women in Botswana

2019Kasimba, Salome; Covic, Namukolo; Motswagole, Boitumelo; Laubscher, Ria; Claasen, Nicole
Details

Consumption of traditional and indigenous foods and their contribution to nutrient intake among children and women in Botswana

Year published

2019

Authors

Kasimba, Salome; Covic, Namukolo; Motswagole, Boitumelo; Laubscher, Ria; Claasen, Nicole

Citation

Kasimba, Salome; Covic, Namukolo; Motswagole, Boitumelo; Laubscher, Ria; and Claasen, Nicole. 2019. Consumption of traditional and indigenous foods and their contribution to nutrient intake among children and women in Botswana. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 58(3): 281-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1598980

Country/Region

Botswana

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Traditional Foods; Trace Element Deficiencies; Health; Nutrient Intake; Capacity Development; Retinol; Nutrition; Children; Food Consumption; Zinc; Women

Language

English

Access/Licence

Limited Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1598980 Source record

Project

Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

Record type

Journal Article

Resource thumbnail

Brief

Botswana: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet

2018Flaherty, Kathleen; Mazereku, Charles; Beintema, Nienke M.; Bodilenyane, Neo Sharon; Pérez, Sandra
Details

Botswana: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet

This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display. The publication also features a more in-depth analysis of some of the key challenges that the country’s agricultural R&D system is facing, and the policy options to address these challenges. This brief was originally published in 2014 and updated in 2016 and 2018.

Year published

2018

Authors

Flaherty, Kathleen; Mazereku, Charles; Beintema, Nienke M.; Bodilenyane, Neo Sharon; Pérez, Sandra

Citation

Flaherty, Kathleen; Beintema, Nienke M.; and Bodilenyane, Neo Sharon. 2018. Botswana: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet update. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Department of Agricultural Research.

Country/Region

Botswana

Keywords

Southern Africa; Africa; Agricultural Research; Investment; Developing Countries; Public Expenditure; Education; Technology; Agricultural Technology; Governance

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

Source

Source record

Project

Policies, Institutions, and Markets

Record type

Brief

Datasets

Dataset

Botswana Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 2007

2014International Food Policy Research Institute
Details

Botswana Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 2007

The Botswana Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 2007 is an update of the official 1996/97 and 2002/03 SAM. It separates 32 activities and 32 commodities; labor is disaggregated by 5 occupation groups; and household into 6 groups based on the rural/urban and income status of the household head. This SAM is a useful database for conducting economywide impact assessments, including SAM-based multiplier analysis and computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling.

Year published

2014

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2014. Botswana Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 2007. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/28526. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Botswana

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; National Accounting; Social Accounting Matrix

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-3.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/28526 Source record

Project

Policies, Institutions, and Markets

Record type

Dataset

Dataset

ASTI Botswana Database

2014Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
Details

ASTI Botswana Database

This dataset includes national-level time series data on researcher capacity by qualification level, age bracket, discipline mix, and commodity, as well as a detailed breakdown of agricultural research investment across government, higher education, nonprofit, and (where possible) private for-profit agricultural research agencies. These data were derived through a series of primary survey rounds conducted by IFPRI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) and in close collaboration with a large network of national collaborators. The ASTI data constitute a powerful resource for national and regional research managers, policymakers, donor organizations, and other stakeholders. ASTI’s key indicators provide both a diagnostic tool for assessing the allocation and use of existing resources and an advocacy tool for increasing resources and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use. The ASTI website offers interactive pages that allow users to access country-level time series data, make cross-country comparisons, create graphs, and download country datasets and publications as well as detailed institutional information on agencies involved in agricultural research. The interactive benchmarking tool on the ASTI website is a convenient map-based instrument allowing users to make cross-country comparisons and rankings based on a wide set of financial and human resource indicators. The detailed ASTI datasets are available in an easy-to-use data download tool. Detailed information on definitions, methodology, and calculation procedures are available at www.asti.cgiar.org

Year published

2014

Authors

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators

Citation

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators. 2014. ASTI Botswana database. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. http://www.asti.cgiar.org/botswana. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Botswana

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Agricultural Research

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-3.0

Source

Source record

Project

Policies, Institutions, and Markets

Record type

Dataset

Blogs

Charting a new path to income convergence
IFPRI Blog
 | 
May 11, 2017

Charting a new path to income convergence

By Margaret McMillan, Dani Rodrik, and Claudia Sepúlveda

A new book examines the diverse reasons behind variable growth rates among seven developing countries.

News

September 02, 2021 | In the News

Food systems must be a central pandemic response option (Sunday Standard)

Sunday Standard (Botswana) published an article on how Botswana policymakers will look to two major conferences on climate change to help transform Botswana. A report prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled: 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Beyond the Pandemic Transforming Food Systems after COVID-19 states that the pandemic and associated policy responses “exposed […]

July 15, 2021 | In the News

Over 60% of Batswana consume poor-quality diets (Sunday Standard)

Sunday Standard reported in an article that although the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in food prices, well before the pandemic about 6 in 10 Batswana could not afford even the cheapest options for a healthy diet. Studies conducted by IFPRI highlight that that nutrient-rich non-staple foods are ten times more expensive than staple foods in most poor countries. 

May 16, 2021 | In the News

Soaring food prices could devastate the health of poor households (Sunday Standard)

Sunday Standard (Botswana) published an article on nutrition, child stunting and underweight, and other forms of malnutrition. IFPRI says high food prices could help explain why countries such as Botswana continue to struggle with a double burden of malnutrition extremes.  This includes diets that have too little nutrients or so many that the diet causes […]

View all News