Botswana: Prisons Harvest Crops Worth Over P2million
The Botswana Prison Service generated over P2 million in agricultural produce during the 2025/2026 season, including maize, sorghum, and vegetables. The initiative aims to reduce government costs while providing inmates with vocational skills for rehabilitation.
Why it matters
Integrating agricultural production into correctional systems supports food security and economic diversification goals in developing nations.
Molepolole - The Botswana Prison Service has recorded an agricultural harvest worth more than P2 million during the 2025/2026 cropping season.
The yield includes 3 000 bags of maize, 368 bags of sorghum, and 147 bags of beans, demonstrating how offender rehabilitation contributes to national food production and government cost savings.
Officially opening the Prison Harvest Day at Molepolole Prison on Tuesday, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Mr Nelson Ramaotwana said the total harvest, valued at P2,044,568, reflected the government's continued investment in productive rehabilitation programmes.
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These initiatives equip inmates with practical skills while strengthening the country's food security.
The minister said the harvest also included 36,110 kilogrammes of vegetables, 3,542 kilogrammes of citrus fruits, and 20,000 kilogrammes of mixed livestock feed.
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