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Cattle on a farm in Namibia. Agriculture in Namibia contributes around 5% of the national Gross Domestic Product though 25% to 40% of Namibians depend on subsistence agriculture and herding. Primary products included livestock and meat products, crop farming and forestry. [1] Only 2% of Namibia's land receives sufficient rainfall to grow crops.
Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ, / n æ ˈ-/), [15] [16] officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean.It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south.
Namibia is a higher-middle-income country with an annual GDP per capita of N$79,431 in 2022, but has extreme inequalities in income distribution and standard of living. [10] It has the second-highest Gini coefficient out of all nations, with a coefficient of 59.1 as of 2015. [11] Only South Africa has a higher Gini coefficient. [12]
Map of Namibia. Land reform is an important political and economic topic in Namibia. It consists of two different strategies: resettlement, and transfer of commercially viable agricultural land. Resettlement is aimed at improving the lives of displaced or dispossessed previously disadvantaged Namibians.
Neudamm is a farm and settlement in the Khomas Region of central Namibia, situated c. 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Windhoek on the B6 to Gobabis, close to Windhoek's international airport. The entire area is today a campus of the University of Namibia for agricultural education and experimental farming.
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The easternmost kingdom of the five Kavango domains, Hambukushu, is deeply entwined with the rich history of Kangongo.Though there are plenty of prospects in labor, forestry, and agriculture, Kangongo has seen little investment since Namibia won independence in 1990, despite its historical significance.
The Namibia Agricultural Union is a union of farmers in Namibia which represents commercial or non-subsistence farmers. [1] The president of the NAU is Piet Gouws. [2] Previous presidents include Raimar von Hase and Jan de Wet. [3] The NAU is part of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers, a global organization which advocates ...