STAFF
Prof. Tebogo Bruce Seleka
Associate Professor
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Academic Qualification
- PhD, Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 1996 (Dissertation: Farm-Households and the Measurement of Economic Surplus: An Analysis of the Distribution of U.S. Corn Program Benefits among Farm Household).
- MS, Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1991 (Thesis: Foreign Market Potential Analysis: A Case Study with An Econometric Analysis of Total and Import Demand for Beef (Fresh, Chilled and Frozen) In Hong Kong).
- BS, Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1988
- Diploma, General Agriculture, University of Swaziland, 1983.
Professional Experience
Tebogo Bruce Seleka is an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Agribusiness, Education and Extension. He has over 20 years of Executive and Senior Management experience in academic and policy research institutions, and over 25 years of post-PhD public policy research experience. He served as an Executive Director at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis for 10 years between 2010 and 2020 and as a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Incomes, Welfare and Poverty Unit in the same institution between 2004 and 2010. He also held the position of Head of Department of Agricultural Economics, Education and Extension at the Botswana College of Agriculture (then Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Botswana) between 1998 and 2004, and as a Senior Lecturer (2001-2004) and Lecturer (1996-2001) of Agricultural Economics at the same institution. He was a Teaching/Research Assistant at Cornell University (1992-1995), Graduate Research Assistant at Oklahoma state University (1990-1991), and an Assistant Agricultural Economist at the Ministry of Agriculture (Division of Planning and Statistics) in Botswana (1988-1989).
Labour Economics (AEB 324)
Introduction to Econometrics (AEB 418)
Intermediate Econometrics (AEB 426
Seleka, T. B. Old Wine in a New Bottle? Impact of the ISPAAD Input Subsidy Program on the Subsistence Economy in Botswana. Review of Development Economics, 26 (1) (2022): 298-322. (Wiley). DOI: 10.1111/RODE.12824.
Seleka, T. B. and D. Mmopelwa. Effects of Input Subsidies on Cropland Allocation and Diversification in Botswana’s Subsistence Economy. AGREKON, 59(3) (2020): 337-353. (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2020.1758175
Seleka, T. B. and K. R. Lekobane. Targeting Effectiveness of Social Transfer Programs in Botswana: Means-Tested Versus Categorical and Self-Selected Instruments. Social Development Issues, 42(1) (2020), 12-30. (International Consortium for Social Development). DOI: 10.3998/sdi.17872073.0042.103
Seleka, T. B. and T. S. Dlamini. Competitiveness of ACP Sugar Exports in the Global Market. The International Trade Journal, 34(2) (2020): 247-277 (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/08853908.2019.1691091.
Seleka, T. B. and P. G. Kebakile. Export Competitiveness of Botswana’s Beef Industry. The International Trade Journal, 31(1) (2017): 76-101 (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/08853908.2016.1199982.
Seleka, T. B. and K. R. Lekobane. Public Transfers and Participation Decisions in Botswana’s Subsistence Economy, Review of Development Economics, 21(4) (2017):1380-1400 (Wiley), DOI: 10.1111/rode.12275.
Lekobane, K. R. and T. B. Seleka. “Determinants of Household Welfare and Poverty in Botswana, 2002/03 and 2009/10”, Journal of Poverty, 21(1) (2017): 42-60. (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2016.1141381.
Mmopelwa, D. and T. B. Seleka. “Public Transfers and Communal Cattle Marketing Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Botswana”, Journal of Agribusiness, 30(1) (2012):87-106. (Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia, USA). DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.260191
Seleka, T. B., J. Jackson, L. Batsetswe and P. Kebakile. “Small Scale Milling and the Feasibility of Mandatory Fortification of Sorghum and Maize Flour in Botswana, Development Southern Africa, 28(4) (2011): 461-476. (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2011.605561
Seleka, T. B. “Trade Liberalization, State Trader Management Tenure and Grain Pricing in Botswana”, Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 23 (2) (2011): 167-186. (Taylor and Francis). DOI: 10.1080/08974438.2011.558768
Seleka, T. B. Welfare Impacts of Import Controls on Botswana’s Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, 36 (2007): 305-311. (Blackwell-Wiley).DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00208.x
Seleka, T. B. “Determinants of Short-Run Supply of Small Ruminants in Botswana”, Small Ruminant Research, 40(3) (2001): 203-214. (Elsevier).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4488(01)00182-1
Seleka, T. B. “The Performance of Botswana’s Traditional Arable Agriculture: Growth Rates and the Impact of the Accelerated Rainfed Arable Programme (ARAP)”. Agricultural Economics, 20 (2) (1999): 121-133. (Elsevier). DOI:10.1016/S0169-5150(98)00084-X
Seleka, T. and D. M. Henneberry. “Alternative Analytical Techniques for Value-Added Agricultural Export Market Selection”, Journal of Food Products Marketing, 1(4) (1994): 81-103. (Haworth Press/Taylor and Francis).DOI:10.1300/J038v01n04_06
Seleka, T. B. and D. M. Henneberry. “An Econometric Analysis of Total (Domestic) and Import Demand for Beef in Hong Kong”, Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 5 (2) (1993): 45-62. (Haworth Press/Taylor and Francis). DOI:10.1300/J047v05n02_03
Book Chapters
Obi, A. and T. Seleka, 2011. Investigating Institutional Constraints to Smallholder Development: the Issues and Antecedents. In: A. Obi, ed, Institutional Constraints to Smallholder Farmer Development in Southern Africa. (pp. 19-38) Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Monographs
Seleka, T. B., and S. K. Dambuza, 2000. Challenges and Prospects for Achieving Food Security in Botswana through Agricultural Trade. In: Mazonde, I. N., and H. K. Sigwele, eds, The Operations of Multilateral Trade Organizations: towards a policy on agricultural trade within SADC. (pp. 34-59). Gaborone: University of Botswana (Research and Development Unit).
Monographs
Seleka, T. B., P. M. Makepe, P. Kebakile, L. Batsetswe, D. Mmopelwa and K. Mbaiwa and J. Jackson, 2008. The Feasibility of Mandatory Fortification of Cereals in Botswana. Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, Gaborone, 56pp. (Published by Light Books/Lentswe La Lesedi for the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis).
Seleka, T.B., H. Siphambe, D. Ntseane, N. Mbere, C. Kerapeletswe and C. Sharp, 2007. Social Safety Nets in Botswana: Administration, Targeting and Sustainability. Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, Gaborone, 53pp. (Published by Lightbooks /Lentswe La Lesedi for the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis).
Seleka, T. B., 2004. Diversification in Botswana’s Agricultural Sector: Issues, Prospects and Challenges. Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, Gaborone, Botswana. BIDPA Publication Series, 28pp.
Tauer, L. W. and T. B. Seleka, Agricultural Diversity and Cash Receipt Variability for Individual States, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, Ney York, A.E. Res. 93-6, June 1993, 40pp.
Seleka, T. B. and D. M. Henneberry, Cluster Analysis Techniques for Export Market Selection, Agricultural Experiment Station, Division of Agriculture, Oklahoma State University, Bulletin B-796, June 1991, 39pp.
Prof. Patrick Malope
Associate Professor
Prof. Patrick Malope
Associate Professor
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Patrick Malope is an Associate Professor and Head, the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN). He holds a PhD degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Manchester (UK) with specialization in policy analysis. Patrick joined BUAN in 2021 from Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIPDA), where he served as a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Microeconomics Unit and later the Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Unit. Prior to joining BIDPA in 2013, Professor Malope worked for Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) as an Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Education and Extension.
AEB 212: Introduction to Agricultural Economics
AEB 325: Research Methods in Agricultural Economics
AEB 412: Agricultural Policy
AEB 214: Macroeconomics
AEB 414: Agricultural and Food Policy
Books
1 Malope, P. 2010. Measuring Price Distortions and their effects on Botswana’s beef Sector. Lap Publishing, Germany. ISBN 978-3-3-8433-7876-5. p.258.
2 Malope, P. 2006. Introduction to Agricultural Economics, Bay Publishing. Gaborone. ISBN: 99912-597-2-4. p.191.
2 Handbooks/Manuals/Monographs
1 Batisani, N., Lepetu, J., and Malope, P., 2007. Training Manual for the Department of Forestry and Range Resources. Community Based Natural Resource Management. Gaborone, Botswana, p58.
2 Mahabile, M., Malope, P. and Sebina, N.V. 2006. Farm Management – A Hand Book for Farmers. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana. p.26-43.
3 Munthali, D.C., Obopile, M., Modise, D.M., Madisa, M.E., Malope, P., Kwerepe, B.C., & Emongor, V., 2004. A Guide to Commercial Production of Selected Vegetables in Botswana, Botswana Horticultural Council, Printing and Publishing Company Botswana, ISBN 99912-0-483-0, p.91.
3 Refereed Journal Articles
1 Kgosikoma, K. and Malope, P. 2016. Determinants of Market Participation and the Institutional Constraints: Case Study of Kweneng West, Botswana. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. Vol. 8(9):178-186.
2 Malope, P. 2016. Determinants of Market Participation of Communal Beef Farmers in Kgatleng District of Botswana. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Sustainable Development.1(5):184-192.
3 Mpatane, O., Kayambo, B., Patrick, C., Malope, P. and Tapela, M. 2016, An assessment of socio-economic potential for Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) in semi-arid Bobirwa Sub-district of Eastern Botswana. African Journal of Rural Development. 1(1):99-106.
4 Bahta, S. and Malope, P. 2014. Measurement of Competitiveness in Smallholder Livestock Systems and Emerging Policy Advocacy: An Application to Botswana. Food Policy, 41:408-417.
5 Malope, P. 2011. Prospects and Challenges of Seed Privatisation in Developing Countries: The Case of Botswana. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics. 3(10), pp.504-513.
6 Malope, P. 2011. Economics of Sustainable Beef Production in Botswana: Challenges and Opportunities. UNISWA Journal of Agriculture 15(2). 159-163.
7 Nsoso, SJ, Aganga, AA., Malope, P., Omphile, UJ. and Aganga, AO. 2010. Strategies Adopted by Livestock Farmers to Cope with Global Warming in Botswana. TWOS. Africa International Journal of Science and Technology, 1:14-24.
8 Mabaya, E. Jordan, D. Malope, P. Monkhei, M. and Jackson, J. 2010. Attribute Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Fortified Cereal Foods in Botswana. Agrekon. Vol.49 (4).
9 Malope, P. and Ransom, E. 2009. Awareness and the Perceived Effects of the New Livestock and Meat Industries Act of 2006: A Case Study of Kgatleng and Kweneng Districts, Botswana. Livestock and Rural Development 21(10). http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd21/10/malo21169.htm.
10 Malope, P. and Batisani, N., 2008. Land Reforms that Excludes the Poor, Development Southern Africa. 25(4):283-397.
11 Malope, P., Tsopito, C, Aganga, A.A. and Madibela, O.R. 2007. Profitability of Dry Season Feedloting in Grain Deficit Countries: The Case of Botswana. Livestock Research and Rural Development 19(6). http://www.cipav.org.co.lrrd19/6/sene/196/htm.
12 Malope, P., Gobotswang, K.S., Gabaitiri, L., and Ntseane, P., 2007. Measuring the Impact of HIV and AIDS on Agricultural Production in Botswana. Botswana Journal of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, 3(1):27-33.
13 Malope, P. and Molapisane, K.R., 2006. Poverty Reduction through Alternative Livelihoods. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension.35 (1):99-113.
14 Aganga, A.A., Omphile, U.J., Malope, P., Chabanga, C.H., Motsamai, G. M., and Motsumi, L.G., 2000. Traditional Poultry Production and Commercial Broiler Alternatives for Smallholder Farmers in Botswana. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 12(4): http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd12/4/sene124.htm:
15 Chabo, R.G., Malope, P. and Babusi, B., 2000. Pig Productivity: A Case Study of South-Eastern Botswana, Livestock Research for Rural Development, 12(3). http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd12/3/sene123.htm.
16 Malope, P., 1993. A Critical Evaluation of Cattle Marketing in Botswana. Agricultural Economic Analysis and Rural Development, 3(3): 10-15.
Revenue Diversification Pathways in Africa Among bio-based and Circular Agricultural Innovations (DIVAGRI) Work package 4: Integrated Business Models and Capacity Development
Dr. K Kgosikoma
Seniour Lecturer
Dr. K Kgosikoma
Seniour Lecturer
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Keneilwe Kgosikoma holds a PhD in Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics from Michigan State University in Michigan, USA. She has research interests in climate change, food security and sustainability, ecosystem services and environmental management. She has a keen interest in corporate sustainability and environmental and social impact assessment and is currently engaged in pursuing personal development in these two areas. Dr Kgosikoma’s interest in sustainability, particularly in the livestock sector, saw her undertake the role of individual country consultant for United Nations Environmental Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). This was a regional study on "Fostering sustainable transformation of agriculture in Africa through inclusive green economy: The case of the livestock value chain in Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe) with the aim of drawing recommendations to facilitate sustainable transformation along different value chains, including the dairy value chain.
Dr Kgosikoma has excellent research skills, particularly in the areas of non-market valuation, and socio-economic analysis. She has worked in internationally funded SASSCAL research, assessing the market potential and prospects of indigenous fruit trees, namely kgengwe, and morama, with the objective of encouraging the communities where these resources are abundant to commercially produce these otherwise climate tolerant production inputs for sustained household income and food security. She was involved in community capacity building in product marketing and pricing under the same project. Currently, she is part of a research team exploring the development and utilization of camel milk and camel milk products, with the main objective of growing the knowledge base for the potential for the use of camels and camel products as an adaptation strategy to climate change.
COURSES CURRENTLY TAUGHT
Intermediate Microeconomics (AEB 226) Semester 2
Environmental Economics (AEB 310) Semester 1
Price analysis (AEB 312) Semester 1
Farm Business Management (AEB 322) Semester 2
N. Tselaesele, Eyassu Seifu, M. Molapisi, W. Boitumelo, A. Angassa, K. Kgosikoma, , 2021. Perceptions and attitudes of communities on socio-economic importance of camels and consumption of camel milk and camel milk products in Kgalagadi District, Botswana. Journal of Camelid Science, 14 (1): 52-66. http://www.isocard.net/en/journal .
Kgosikoma K., Mackenzie-Tsedi, L. Kelebang, B., Ranchobolo, T. 2020. Market Prospects and Willingness to Pay for Indigenous Products: The Case of Morama (Tylosema esculentum). African Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 16 (7), pp. 963-975, ISSN: 1991-637X, https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2020.14798
Binge, A., Mshenga, P. and Kgosikoma, K.R. 2019. Production and Marketing Constraints of Small Stock Farming: Evidence from LIMID and Non-LIMID Farmers in Boteti Sub-district, Botswana. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Volume 3 (53), pp. 195-201, ISSN (e) 1899-5772, ISSN (p) 1899-5241, http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/J.JARD.2019.01197
Kgosikoma, K.R., Lekota, P. and Kgosikoma, O. 2018. Agro-pastoralists’ determinants of adaptation to climate change, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 10 (3), pp. 488-500, ISSN: 1756-8692, http://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2017-0039
Kgosikoma K.R. and Malope, P. 2016. Determinants of market participation and the institutional constraints: case study of Kweneng West, Botswana, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Volume 8 (9), pp. 178-186, ISSN 2141-2170, DOI:10.5897/JAERD2016.0780.
Malope, P. and Molapisane, K.R. 2006. Poverty Reduction Through Alternative Livelihoods in Botswana’s Desert Margins, South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, Volume 35 (1), ISSN 0301-603X.
Genomic, meat yield, carcass quality and economic profiles of smallholder village goat populations of South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe: Opportunities of optimal production under low input production systems. August 2021 – December 2024. Funded through Agricultural Research Council (ARC)/ SADC. Role: Economic analysis of the goat value chain.
DR. Davis Samunzala Marumo
LECTURER
DR. Davis Samunzala Marumo
LECTURER
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Dr Davis Samunzala Marumo is an Agricultural Economist / National Development and Project Planning Specialist at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) since 1991. His academic qualifications are:
- BSc (Agriculture), University of Botswana, 1991
- Postgraduate Diploma (Economics), University of Bradford, United Kingdom (UK), 1994
- MSc (National Development and Project Planning), University of Bradford, United Kingdom (UK), 1995
PhD (Agricultural Economics), Oklahoma State University, USA, 2007.
Mr O Modongo
Lecturer
Mr O Modongo
Lecturer
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Master of Science (Agricultural Economics), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Economics), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Mr R Mabe
Senior Instructor
Mr R Mabe
Senior Instructor
Faculty of Agri-Business, Education and Extension (Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Bachelor of Agricultural Management Honours Degree (Agricultural Economics & Management), University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (2007).
Bachelor of Agricultural Management (Applied and Agric Economics & Management), University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. (2004)
AEB 212: Introduction to Agricultural Economics
AEB 214: Introduction to Mathematics for Economists
AEB 229: Financial Management in Agriculture
AEB 312: Price Analysis
AEB 322: Farm Business Management
AEB 325: Research Methods in Agricultural Economics
AEB 424; Production Economics
AEB 422: Project Appraisal & Evaluation
GEC 275: Basic Concepts in Marketing
- Mabe R. (2016). Land reform in the South African Sugar Industry: the Quest for Reconstruction, Development and Equity. International Research Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 5(3), 9-18, March.
- Mabe R. (2016). Mentorship and Extension a Complementary Approach: Evidence from the South African Sugar Industry. Research Journal of Management Sciences. Vol. 5(2), 1-7, February.
- Mabe R. (2016). Mentee and Mentor Traits for Establishing and Sustaining Mentorship: Pesperctives from the South African Sugar Industry. Research Journal of Education Sciences. Vol. 4(2), 1-6, February.
- Mabe R. (2016). Transition Paths into the South African Sugar Industry: Implications to Farm Ownership by New Freehold Growers. International Research Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 5(2), 1-5, February.
- Mabe R. (2016). Crafting and Implementing Successful Mentorship Programmes: Perspectives on Sustainable Land Reform in South African Agriculture. Research Journal of Agriculture & Forestry Science. Vol. 4(2), 1-13, February.
- Mabe R & Macheng, B. (2014). A Principal Component Analysis of Variables that Influence Participation in Mentorship by New Freehold Growers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Research Journal of Agriculture & Forestry Science. Vol. 2(4), 1-8, April.
REFEREED AND PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- Mabe R & Lepetu, J.P. Analysis of Entrepreneurship at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: A Case Study of the Agripreneur Program. Fifth RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference, Cape Town, South Africa. 17 – 21 October 2016.
- Mabe R, Wale E & Ferrer SRD. Entry Paths into the South African Sugar Industry: Implications for Emerging Farmer Capacity Development and the Need for Extension Services. International Conference in Extension and Advisory Services. Nairobi, Kenya, 15 – 18 November 2011.
Linking farmers to horticultural markets in Botswana