Development Of Botswana Cattle Industry Since The 20th Century

In Botswana’s rural economy, agricultural production accounts for80%ofagricultural households In agricultural production, livestock production-especiallycattle production accounts for more than Botswana80%share of agriculturalproduction. Therefore, cattle industry with the diamond industry and the emergingmanufacturing become the three pillar industries of Botswana. This article takes twomainline as its way of writing, time longitudinal line and industry profile line: on thelongitudinal line, this article overviews Botswana cattle industry process from edgeindustry into growth industry again to decline by time order; on the industry profileline, this article combs Botswana cattle industry structure, cattle industry exportoff-take, local off-take and distinctive Botswana cattle culture which formedthroughout history. Through this paper writing, we can observe the development oftraditional industries in Africa. In todays society environment, facing the appearmentof emerging industries and high technology, traditional industries face variouschallenges.