TEMO-LETLOTLO

PROGRAMME
 The overall goals of the Programme are to:

i. Promote household food security by ensuring that micro-scale

farmers can produce enough output to contribute significantly to
household food consumption needs;

ii. Promote commercial production of grain by improving access by

crop producers to inputs, credit and other essential services;

iii. Promote inclusivity in agricultural production by building rainfed

agricultural production systems by facilitating financial access to
all commercially-focused farmers; and

iv. Improve the social capital base by promoting collective bargaining

of rainfed producers.
Key Points:

i. The programme is targeting 13 crops being Sorghum, Maize, Millet, Mung Bean, Groundnuts, Sunflower,
Safflower, Cowpeas, Sugar beans, Wheat, Soya Bean, Fodder and Rice.

ii. All the 13 crops has Annual yield targets which farmers are expected to meet for them to qualify for a reward
package. The targets are farmer category specific.

iii. Farmers are divided into 4 categories being Micro Scale, Small Scale, Medium Scale and Large Scale.

Iv. Clusters are divided into 3 categories being Micro Scale Cluster, Medium Scale Cluster and Large Scale Cluster

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PROGRAMME TARGET GROUP
The Programme will be national and will target four defined farmer categories which will comprise of different individual farmers
(47,210) and 111 clusters inclusive of those established under ISPAAD. During the initial stage of the programme, seventeen (17)
clusters will be developed across the country.
FARMER CATEGORIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
Micro Scale Farmers (30,000)
Farming population that has no wage or earning minimum wage
Small Scale Farmer (15,000)
There are 2 categories of Small Scale farmers being;
level 1- Smallholder Farmer (1-8 ha) and level 2- Smallholder Farmer (9-16 ha).
Medium Scale Farmer (200)
There are 3 categories of emerging farmers being;
level 1- Emerging Farmer (16-50 ha), level 2- Emerging Farmer (50-100 ha) and level 3- Emerging Farmer (100-150 ha)
Large Scale Farmer (10)
Micro Scale Cluster (7- Clusters)
Cultivates between 500 and 2,000 ha
Medium Scale Cluster (2- Clusters)
Cultivates between 2,000 and 6,000 ha
Large Scale Cluster (3 Clusters)
Cultivates between 6,000 and 12,000 ha 4
 HOUSEHOLD
PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
FOOD SECURITY NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY
INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
- CLUSTER PRODUCTION
Micro Scale Farmers
1 ha only Small Scale Farmers Medium Scale farmers Large Scale farmers
Up to 16 ha 16.1 to 150 ha 150.1 to 500 ha 500 – 16 000 ha

 Supervised credit
 Seasonal Loan at prime rate  Seasonal Loan at prime
 100% on Input costs for rate (Maximum of
(Maximum of P5,500.00/ha).  Seasonal Loan at prime rate
1 year (Maximum of P5,500.00/ha). P5,500.00/ha).
 Crop Insurance
• Fertilizers  Crop Insurance  Crop Insurance
CULTIVATING5
 Mmoko reward package CULTIVATING CULTIVATING
• Seeds  Mmoko reward package  Mmoko reward package 00-2,000 ha
LEVEL 1 2,000- 6,000 ha 6,000 -12,000 ha
• Tillage services  Year 1 > P10,000 Gift Bag LEVEL 1  Year 1 > P150,000 Gift
 Year 2 > P30,000 Gift Bag  Year 1 > P30,000 Gift Bag Bag
 Year 3-5 > Seasonal loan  Year 2 > P30,000 Gift Bag  Year 2 > P150,000 Gift
only  Year 3-5 > Seasonal loan Bag
LEVEL 2
 Year 1 > P30,000 Gift Bag
LEVEL 2
only  Year 3-5 > Seasonal loan
only
Micro Medium Large Scale
 Year 2 > P50,000 Gift Bag
 Year 1 > P50,000 Gift Bag
 Year 2 > P100,000 Gift Bag
Cluster Scale Cluster Cluster
 Year 3-5 > Seasonal loan
only
 Year 3-5 > Seasonal loan only Incentives Reduce Incentives Increase
LEVEL 3
 Year 1 > P100,000 Gift Bag
Year 2 > P150,000 Gift Bag
Year 3-5 > Seasonal loan only

 Seasonal Loan at prime rate Seasonal Loan at prime rate  Seasonal Loan at prime rate
(Maximum of P5,500.00/ha). (Maximum of P5,500.00/ha). (Maximum of P5,500.00/ha).
 Crop Insurance  Crop Insurance
 Mmoko reward package
 Crop Insurance
 Mmoko reward package  Mmoko reward package
 Year 1 > 100%  Year 1 > 100%  Year 1 > 100%
 Year 2 > P500, 000 Gift Bag
INDIVIDUAL GIFT BAG ITEMS (Voucher)  Year 2 > P1, 000, 000 Gift Bag  Year 2 > P1, 500, 000 Gift Bag
 Year 3 > P500, 000 Gift Bag
Debushing services/ Seeds/ Fertilizers/  Year 3 > P1, 000, 000 Gift Bag  Year 3 P1, 500, 000 Gift Bag
agrochemicals/ Grain bags/silage bags/ paddy  Year 4 > P500, 000 Gift Bag  Year 4 > P1, 000, 000 Gift Bag  Year 4 > P1, 500, 000 Gift Bag
weeders/Primary tillage services /harvesting  Year 5 > P15,000,000 Gift Bag
 Year 5 > P20, 000, 000 Gift Bag  Year 5 > P35, 000, 000 Gift Bag
services/ pest control services/ grading and bagging
services/ threshing services/product transportation
services/ Agricultural drone/tractors/ tillage
equipment, walk behind tractor/fencing material
/Off grid solar system/ irrigation system/ Threshing CLUSTER GIFT BAG ITEMS (Voucher)
machine Debushing, Seeds/ Fertilizers/agrochemicals, 9 Foot Grain/silage bags/ storage facility/Primary tillage services
NB: This includes other justifiable farm items /harvesting services/ pest control services/grading and bagging services/threshing services/product transportation
services, Agricultural drone/tractors/ tillage equipment, Threshing machine/Installation of Off- Grid solar power
system, Construction of engineered gravel roads, Construction of agricultural dam/Water reservoirs/boreholes.
NB: This includes other justifiable farm items
 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR TEMO LETLOTLO PROGRAMME
ID TASK NAME NO. ACTIVITIES START FINISH OWNER
YEAR 1 (2022/23)
1 Stakeholder 1.1 Ministry of Finance- Weather Based Crop Insurance 18/11/2022 18/11/2022 ISPAAD ADVISOR
consultations 1.2 National Development Bank- Administration of seasonal loan and Weather Based Crop 21/11/2022 21/11/2022 ISPAAD ADVISOR
Insurance
1.3 BAMB- Usage of electronic coupons 07/12/2022 07/12/2022 ISPAAD ADVISOR
1.3 Agro Chemicals and Seed Dealers - Usage of electronic coupons 07/12/2022 08/11/2022 DCP
1.4 Ministry of Entrepreneurship - Administration of Supervised Credit 07/11/2022 11/11/2022 DPS-TS, MoA
1.5 Ministry of Lands & Water Affairs- Cadastral surveying of fields 07/11/2022 11/11/2022 DPS-TS, MoA
1.6 Ministry of Transport and Public Works- Roads to production areas as a Mmoko reward 01/06/2023 30/06/2023 DPS-TS, MOA
1.7 Farmers Associations - Re-organisation of farmer's Association 21/11/2022 25/11/2022 DABP- MOE
2 Roll out the 2.1 Briefing of DACs on the approved Temo Letlotlo Programme and anticipated preparatory 23/11/2022 23/11/2022 ISPAAD ADVISOR
programme activities
2.1 Training of Extension Officers on Crop Management System (CMS) 05/12/2022 20/12/2022 IT MANAGER & BIUST
2.2 Farmer registration Campaign into the CMS 01/11/2022 11/11/2022 Programme Coordinator
2.3 Issuance of Electronic Coupons 07/11/2022 31/01/2023 Programme Coordinator
2.4 Pre Launch advertisement 01/11/2022 12/12/2022 CAIPRO
2.5 Programme Launch 12/12/2022 15/12/2022 PS-MOA
2.6 Editor's Forum workshop ( A day after the launch) 12/12/2022 15/12/2022 CAIPRO
3 Programme 3.1 Development of farmer Registration platform 05/09/2022 07/10/2022 BIUST
automation Phase 1 3.2 Development of other Crop Management System modules 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 BIUST
3.3 Deployment of the entire system 31/07/2024 31/08/2024 BIUST
4 Construction of 4.1 Installation of 100 live transmitting Automatic Rain Gauges 05/09/2022 31/05/2023 MENT (DSM)
weather observing 4.2 Installation of 50 Non Transmitting Rain Gauges 05/09/2022 31/05/2023 MENT (DSM)
system and expansion 4.3 Installation of 10 Automatic Weather Station 05/09/2022 31/05/2023 MENT (DSM)
of meteorological 4.4 Fencing of weather stations 05/09/2022 31/05/2023
MENT (DSM)
stations network
5 Setting up of 5.1 Develop Agronomic Board Act 01/10/2022 30/06/2023 DPS-TS, MoA
programme 5.2 Establish Food Security Council 01/04/2023 31/05/2023 PS-MOA
administration 5.3 Appointment of interim Agronomic Board 01/10/2022 31/10/2022 DPS-TS, MoA
structure 5.4 Segmentation of grain production clusters DABP
5.5 Launch of the Weather Based Crop Insurance package 01/06/2023 30/06/2023 PS-MOF
Training of Extension Officers on the New system

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WORKSHOP NO. AREA NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS VENUE DATE
1 Machaneng 8
Mahalapye 15
PALAPYE 5-6/12/2022
Palapye 12
Serowe 9
TOTAL 44
2 Letlhakane 9
Tutume 13
Tonota 6 F/TOWN 8-9/12/2022
S/Phikwe 5
Bobonong 6
TOTAL 39
3 Kgatleng 15
South East 6
Kweneng West 12 GABORONE 12-13/12/2022
Kweneng North 10
Kweneng South 13
TOTAL 56
4 Ngwaketse South 9
Ngwaketse West 9
Ngwaketse North 9 JWANENG 15-16/12/2022
Ngwaketse Central 7
Barolong 8
TOTAL 42
5 Ghanzi 3
Chobe 3
Kgalagadi 6
Ngamiland East 7 F/TOWN 19-20/12/2022
Okavango 3
Ngamiland West 5
North East 12
TOTAL 39 8
GRAND TOTAL 220
Crop Management System

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Crop Management System Architecture

197
Kitsong Centres

267 Extensions Areas

- Country wide

80 BAITS
Cafés

300
Tablet Computers
for Extension
Officers - To
facilitate farmer
registration
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The Extension Service Delivery
GRAIN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
 The existing structure should be re-organized and farmers be registered in Grain Producers Associations which are
affiliates of the Agronomic Board of Botswana.
 Government will not engage with individuals farmers, so farmers outside the clusters will only benefit from the
programme if they are registered members of Grain Producers Association.
 This initiative is expected to promote farmer organizations and to encourage their participation in agricultural sector
stakeholder platforms.
 The Associations will be responsible for validating information submitted by their members including tillage and other
production information.
 The Association will also be required to provide collateral for their membership and manage loans acquired from the
bank.
 The Ministry will build capacity of these associations to undertake the new functions and thereafter the associations
should be able to sustain themselves through annual member contribution.
Grain Producers Associations (GPA)

Non-Voting Members
Legal Advisor
Economist
Agronomist
Secretariat
DCP/DAC
Thanks for your commitment!

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