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Promoting Sustainable Development in Rural Communities: The Role of the University of Botswana

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  • Tladi-Sekgwama, Flora
  • Ntseane, Gabo P.

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Universities are better placed through their community engagement mandates to provide solutions for sustainable community livelihoods. The paper uses the case of the Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) strategy, regarded as both a conservation and rural development strategy in Botswana to demonstrate how a structured community engagement agenda can enable the University of Botswana to play a more impactful role in the successful implementation of nationally upheld development initiatives such as the CBNRM. Systems theory is applied to demonstrate the need for a university engagement strategy, working model, guide to CBNRM sustainable development activities and a framework for the maintenance of sustainable engagement partnerships. Literature review showed uncoordinated research activity in support of the CBNRM by different departments and institutes of the UB. While content analysis of the CBNRM draft policy objectives showed the UB being more impactful by focusing its community engagement on two modes: “sustainability partnerships” and “research committed to sustainability”.

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  • Tladi-Sekgwama, Flora & Ntseane, Gabo P., 2020. "Promoting Sustainable Development in Rural Communities: The Role of the University of Botswana," Sustainable Agriculture Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ccsesa:309772
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309772
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