Editing Economy of Botswana (section)

==Manufacturing==
{{Main|Manufacturing in Botswana}}
Manufacturing industries in Botswana<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonwealthofnations.org/sectors-botswana/business/industry_and_manufacturing/|title=Sectors}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Manufacturing {{!}} Go Botswana |url=https://www.gobotswana.com/sector/manufacturing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521201949/https://www.gobotswana.com/sector/manufacturing |archive-date=21 May 2023 |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> include food processing, predominantly beef processing, diamond processing, textile and garment manufacturing, beverage making, jewellery making, metals and metal products, soap making, construction materials manufacturing, and [[glass production]].

Manufacturing has potential growth, however,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manufacturing Sector {{!}} HRDC |url=http://www.hrdc.org.bw/manufacturing-sector |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.hrdc.org.bw}}</ref> accounting for roughly 5% of the nation's [[gross domestic product]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Open Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.IND.MANF.ZS?locations=BW |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>  Over the years, there has been a notable decline in the role of the manufacturing sector in the national economy. The reason for this can be pinned to a number of factors, the main ones being lack of skills, failing to keep up with the latest technology, lack of competitiveness along with bad marketing techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |title=www.ceda.co.bw/sites/default/files/Publications/ASSESSMENT_OF_INVESTMENT_OPPORTUNITIES_WITH_THE_MANUFACTURING_SECTOR_IN_BOTSWANA-JUNE_2020.pdf |url=https://www.ceda.co.bw/sites/default/files/Publications/ASSESSMENT_OF_INVESTMENT_OPPORTUNITIES_WITH_THE_MANUFACTURING_SECTOR_IN_BOTSWANA-JUNE_2020.pdf |website=CEDA}}</ref>