Potato Commercial Farming Workshop

🌱 *PROFESSIONALISE YOUR FARM – JOIN THE POTATO COMMERCIAL FARMING CLASS*

📍 Next Class: Saturday Sept 20, 2025 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM | MFK Gardens Centre Mmopane

🚜 Your path to commercial potato farming starts here.

Botswana is the *fastest-growing potato producer* in Southern Africa — yet we still import over *95% of our national demand*. The opportunity gap is real — and wide open.

Join our next *Potato Farming & Commercial Production Workshop* at *MFK Gardens Centre – The Urban Farmer Learning Centre* and learn how to set up and scale your farm with practical techniques expert training and direct connections to input suppliers and regional buyers.

🔍 *What You’ll Learn:*

* Site selection seed varieties and planting best practices

* Pest disease and water management strategies

* Harvesting post-harvest handling and storage

* Value addition: from fresh potatoes to fries mash and crisps

* Live demo from *Growfast* on fertigation and crop strengthening

* Bonus: On-site potato planting + potato processing

💰 *Why It Matters Now:*

* Botswana consumes 40000 tonnes of potatoes/year — only 1800 are grown locally

* Processed potato products are a *$37.8B global industry* and growing fast

* Botswana has the land skills and climate — what we need is production leadership

🎓 *Trainer: Mr. Mogapi Ernest Madisa*

Former Senior Horticulture Lecturer BUAN – Over 20 years in farmer training & potato research

 *Date*: Saturday Sept 20 2025

 *Time*: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (reporting from 8 AM)

 *Location*: Mmopane (5 min from Spar Turn-off)

 *Fee*: P400 (includes brunch & certificate)

📞 *Booking WhatsApp*: 73961421

Join WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DsXCzrkzxzCB8dB4le3Wgg

🎁 *Incentives*

– Bring-a-Friend: 5% OFF

– Group of 4: 10% OFF

– Fewer than 5: P600 per participant

– Growfast discount coupons available on-site

👉 Watch Workshop Preview: (https://mfkbw.weebly.com/potato-commercial.html)

📦 Seed Potato Enquiries: See flyer or call +267 73 753 029

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With Appreciation To:

@Lisbeth Investments - Pty Ltd

@BWgovernment

@Ministry of Lands and Agriculture

@Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)

@Botswana Horticulture Farmers Association

@Botswana Horticulture Council

@Kgatleng Farmers Association

@KWENENG FARMERS ASSOCIATION

@Grow Fast Organic Fertilizer

@Agrichem SR

@Business Botswana

Host or Publisher Pinnacle Foods & Hospitality Group (Pty) Ltd