Table 7: Investment Opportunities in the Central District (Bobirwa Sub Dist rict)

Sector Place Investment Strengths Challenges Initiatives to deal with Lead institution Opportunity Challenges Mining Bobirwa Mining of precious Extensive prospecting Uncertainty on possible stones in mine development, progress since prospecting may not translate to mine development Wildlife, Semolale, Mabolwe Culture based- Tourism potential A project involving Speed up the Department of Wildlif e Tourism and and cotourism exists , several countries, the community and National Park s Range Resources Gobojango Part of the GMTFCA consultation process consultation proces s Tourism conversation initiative s relatively slow Identify strategic join t Organisation, local Community venture partne r communities consultations no t completed ye t Inadequate entrepreneurial, marketing and management skills Mmadinare Development of and Possible funding fro m Inadequate Identify strategic join t Botswana Tourism management of European Union fund entrepreneurial, venture partne r Organisation, local tourism marketing and communities facilities (game management skills reserve, bush camp, educational centre ) Lepokole Landscape/ecotourism Trust already in Poor infrastructur e Infrastructure Ministry of Transpo rt existence Inadequate development Identify Botswana Tourism entrepreneurial, strategic join vt enture Organisation, local marketing and partner communities management skills Promotion and arketing of tourism product( s) Tuli Block Game ranching Established game Inadequate information Assessment of Department of Wildlif e (expansions and new farms on possible expansion feasibility and National Park s projects ) already in existence, No local and export of new game farmin g hence potential for demand estimates of projects skills sharing game Thune Water-based tourism WUC Master Plan Inadequate Identify strategic join t Botswana Tourism /recreation activitie s allows entrepreneurial, venture partne r Organisation, local for development o f marketing and communities commercial activitie s management skills around dams Dikgatlhong Water-based tourism WUC Master Plan Inadequate Identify strategic join t Botswana Tourism activities allows entrepreneurial, venture partne r Organisation, local for development o f marketing and communities commercial activitie s management skills 19

around dams Agriculture Bobirwa sub- Horticultur e Water availability at Lack of marketing skill s Capacity building LEA, Department of District Thune and Dikgatlhong Lack of adequate (training and Crop Production Dams, and suitable infrastructure mentoring ) soils Provision o f infrastructure Processing of cattle Abundance of cattle, Lack of skill s Capacity building LEA, Department of bye-products very few industries Infrastructure (roads (training and Crop Production involved in processing and mentoring ) of cattle byproduct s; electricity ) Provision o f hides and skins infrastructure available Talana farms, scope Availability of land, Lack of support from for Agro- Processing market for horticultural local traders products Inadequate information on domestic and Market studies SPEDU, Ministry of external demand Encourage cluste r Agriculture Inconsistent supply of production production

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