Botswana - Apply for Financial Support for a Poultry Abattoir

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Procedure

How to Apply
Apply In-Person

1. Applicant should visit the ministry of agriculture headquarter office or the nearest District Animal Production Offices, Department of Animal Production {DPA} {see address details below}.
2. Collect the LIMID 6 – Poultry Abattoir Application Form from the DPA service desk or use this link to download,Link
3. Submit the completed form,along with relevant supporting documents {as listed below} to DPA attending officer, who will then forward the application file to the Livestock Management and Infrastructure Development {LIMID} office for assessment and processing.
4. The LIMID officer shallthen verify that all the necessary information and documents have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria before they are submitted to the Committees (district and headquarters) for evaluation.
5. If approved, you will be registered as a beneficiary of the LIMID support programme and notified of the outcome by letter, phone or in person and given further instruction on how to access the financial support.

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Required Documents

• Certified copy of valid National Identity Card (Omang) of the members.
• A copy of an approved constitution/bye-laws.
• A certified copy of the business plan.
• Quotations for the items required.
• A certified copy of registration certificate from Commissioner of Agriculture Cooperatives/Registrar of Societies
• List of cooperative members (including their signature and contacts details)
• List of Cooperative Board members
• A certified copy of Land Board certificate for the business plot

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Address: Plot Number 4701, 
Mmaraka Road
Private Bag 003
Gaborone
​Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689000/ 3689001/ 3689005/ 3689009​​​​​
Call Centre ContactTel:  17755
Email. [email protected]
Ministry contact details link: Link

Department of Animal Production
Plot 4701,
Mmaraka Road
Private Bag 0032  Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3689625
Fax. (+267) 3951120
Call Centre: 17755 
Email. [email protected]

District Animal Production Offices Link
Opening hours are from 07:30 to 12:45 then 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holiday.

Eligibility

To be eligible applicant should meet the following criteria;

• Citizens eighteen (18) years and above.
• Small scale poultry (broiler) producers.
• A cooperative which comprises a minimum of fifteen (15) members

Fees

• No fees associate with the service

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Link {Application form}

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• The processing period is within one month

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

Important notes;

• The beneficiary is expected to have completed a project within two (2) years after approval.

Required Information

• Applicant(s) details
  • Name of group/ Cooperatives
  • Gender (male/female)/agent
  • Date of the application
  • Number in the group
  • District {village/location}
  • Date registered with Commissioner of Cooperatives/Register of Societies
  • Extension area
  • Contact details {Tel/postal/Email address}
• Project attributes
  • What are the reasons for establishing the project
  • What will the project accomplish
  • How will the project be operated
  • Who will supervise the operation of the abattoir
  • Project description
  • Benefits expected from the project
  • How many chickens to be slaughtered per month
• Applicant’s contribution
• Materials needed for the project
• Applicants’/ chairman/secretary/treasurer declaration{signature/ Omang No/date}

Need for the Document

• This service is a government programme, under the Livestock Management and Infrastructure Development-LIMID Programme, which assists farmers with the building of abattoirs for safe and hygienic processing of poultry.

Information which might help

REFER:

• limid phase ii guidelines,Link
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Government service portal: Link
  

Others

More information which might help people.