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The Ministry of Land Reform was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek.It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, [1] renamed Ministry of Lands and Resettlement in 2005, and got its last name change in 2015.
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. It consists of two different strategies: resettlement, and transfer of commercially viable agricultural land.
Carl-Hermann Gustav "Calle" Schlettwein (born 13 June 1954) is a Namibian politician who has served in the country's cabinet since 2012. In March 2020, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform after serving as the Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2020 and previously as the Minister of Trade and Industry from 2012 to 2015.
The agriculture ministry was renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry. In 2020 the ministry experienced its so far latest [update] change of responsibilities. The portfolio of land reform was added after the disestablishment of the Ministry of Land Reform .
The Flexible Land Tenure System (FLTS) is an innovative concept to provide affordable security of tenure to inhabitants in informal settlements in Namibia.. The basic idea of the Flexible Land Tenure System is to establish an interchangeable tenure registration system parallel and complementary to the current formal system of freehold tenure.
Only 2% of Namibia's land receives sufficient rainfall to grow crops. As all inland rivers are ephemeral, irrigation is only possible in the valleys of the border rivers Oranje, Kunene, and Okavango, [2] and also at the Hardap Irrigation Scheme. As of 2020, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR) is Calle Schlettwein.
Maybe we all watched a little too much This Is Us and are still mourning the loss of Jack Pearson, or maybe a kitchen mishap as a child has left us wary of slow cookers. Whatever the case may be ...
Land Matters is a 2009 documentary film directed by Thorsten Schütte [1] that examines the impact of land reform in Namibia on the farmer communities. The film features interviews with farmers and farm workers from different regions and backgrounds, as well as experts and activists on the land issue.