QUESTION $1(25$ marks$)$ Malomo Blooms, a successful floriculture company in Botswana exporting roses and other flowers to Europe, faces a critical challenge: a widening skills gap within its workforce. Rapid expansion and evolving technology demand a more skilled and adaptable workforce. Savannah Blooms has experienced rapid growth over the past decade. While this growth has been positive, it has exposed a significant skills gap. Many employees, particularly in supervisory and management roles, lack the necessary skills to manage larger teams, implement new technologies, and adapt to changing market demands. This gap manifests in several ways. There is a decline in productivity despite increased production capacity, actual output hasn't kept pace, indicating inefficiencies and a lack of skilled supervision. Skilled employees are leaving for better opportunities elsewhere, taking valuable experience and knowledge with them. This is particularly problematic at the management level. The company has invested in modern agricultural technology, but employees often struggle to use it effectively due to a lack of training and support. The skills gap makes it difficult to promote employees internally, forcing the company to hire externally for senior positions, which is often more expensive and timeconsuming and lastly Weak Leadership Pipeline, there$$s a shortage of employees ready to take on leadership roles in the near future, posing a threat to the company's long$-$term sustainability. Required: a$)$ Explain the key challenges Malomo Blooms faces in developing its human resources? $(10$ marks$)$ b$)$ What are the Professional Development initiatives that can be implemented by Malomo bloom to overcome their challenges? $(15$ marks$)$