Basadi Molelekeng's daily commute to Kasane in northern Botswana, where she worked as an accountant, took her through the vast farmlands around Pandamatenga. As time went by, she became more and more intrigued by her surroundings and the idea of making a radical career change to farming in the area. This was in 2013.
Today, at 35, Molelekeng is a fulltime commercial farmer, one of a new generation of producers in the country that can best be described as industrious, fearless and full of energy. These are exactly the traits that this landlocked, semiarid country is seeking to harness in its bid to produce more food for its people and for new markets.
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