Table 11: Investment Opportunities in the Central District (Tutume Sub District) Sector Place Investment Strengths Challenges Initiatives to Lead institution Opportunity deal with Challenges Mining Dukwi Expansion of copper Exploration suggest s production at Mowana additional copper mine deposits Production of concrete Waste rock available Assess demand for LEA, BEDIA concrete from waste rock from the mine Mentoring and Inadequate capacity of Transporting mine technical local transport industry waste support to loca l Mining companie s (including rocks ) contractors from mining industry

Wildlife, Nata Nature and bird based High tourism potential Inadequate tourims Strategic joint venture Botswana Tourism Tourism and tourism facilities Existing tourism business partnership (s ) Organisation, local Range Resources facilities (entrepreneurship, communities marketing and management ) skills Makgadikgadi Wildlife, nature and High tourism potential Underutilised due to Improvements in par k Department of Wildlif e National Park landscape based Existing tourist current managemen t and National Park s and Nxai Pan tourism (campsites, attraction government park Provision o f Ministry of Transpo rt National Park etc) managemen t infrastructure Botswana Tourism practices, poor Marketing and Organisation, local marketing, poor branding communities park and infrastructur e the tourism produc t development Identify strategic join t venture partner(s) Gweta Nature based tourism High tourism potential Inadequate tourism Identify strategic join t Botswana Tourism business venture partner(s) Organisation, local (entrepreneurship, communities marketing and management ) skill s Zoroga Nature and wildlife High tourism potential Inadequate tourism Identify strategic join t Botswana Tourism (birds) based tourism business venture partner(s) Organisation, local (entrepreneurship, communities marketing and management ) skill s Tutume sub- Morula products Range resources are Concerns over over- Scientific studies on Research institutions District (morula jam, morula available harvesting the (UB, NAFTRC, etc),

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cider, morula oil) Mmilo Insufficient information potential for Department of Forestry stew, morama butter, on what constitutes the commercial and Range Resource s moretlwa mix maximum sustainable production of range yield resources Lack of monitoring Introduction of adequate monitoring an d regulatory capacit y Agriculture Horticultur e Horticultural crops can High water table and Provide infrastructure Ministry of Agricultur e, be produced therefore a possibility in Land Boards throughout the year; of pollution from pit production area s Ministry of Agricultur e, the demand is high for latrines Speed up the CEDA, LEA horticultural products ; Rivers are seasonal allocation o fland There is plenty of and water supply is not Training and mentoring surface guaranteed on business and and underground water Poor record keeping ; production skil ls Lack of serviced lan d Delays in land allocation Poor quality production Inconsistent supp ly

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