In 2002, the Ministry of Agriculture reviewed the subsidy schemes including Services to Livestock Owners in communal Areas (SLOCA) and Livestock Water Development Programme (LWDP). The review resulted in the merger of the two schemes to create Livestock Management and Infrastructure Development (LIMID)

The LIMID project is composed of animal husbandry and fodder support, water development, cooperative poultry abattoirs for small-scale poultry producers, small stock, guinea fowl and Tswana chickens. The support schemes are available to Botswana citizens only.

LIMID has components of monitoring success indicators and a graduation component which spells out how farmers will graduate out of the support. The LIMID project is composed of animal husbandry and fodder support, water development, cooperative poultry abattoirs for small-scale poultry producers, small stock, guinea fowl and Tswana chickens. The support schemes are available to Botswana citizens only.

The objectives of the LIMID program are to:

Promote food security through improved productivity of livestock (cattle and small stock)

·        Improve livestock management

·        Improve range resource management and conservation

·        Alleviate poverty

·        Provide safe and hygiene poultry

Applications forms and submissions are done at Extensions areas under the guidance of the Department of Veterinary Services extension officers. The application forms are then submitted to the Animal Production District Offices for adjudication purposes and finally sent to headquarters for final adjudication.