Namibia country report

Growing Hoodia at Sekretarispan resettlement farm, Hardap.than 10% of the sales of their full-time counterparts. A possible reason for this is that largefarms require more management inputs which were lacking among part-time farmers.Smaller farming units of full-time farmers appear to have been the most productive becausethe farmers are permanently on the farm.Answers to the question of whether AALS farmers had enough land for farming dependedon whether they farmed full time or part time. In Omaheke, three part-time farmers saidthat they had enough land and could not make use of more land. The full-time farmers inthat region said that they could use more land. Regarding the quality of grazing, part-timefarmers said that it ranged from good to extremely good, and for full-time farmers it wasnot so good to extremely good.All full-time AALS farmers in Hardap said that they had sufficient land, and 83% said thatthey did not want to manage more land. Only 50% utilised all of their land, while the otherhalf said that they could increase production if they could further develop their waterinfrastructure and reduce predators. Half of the full-time farmers perceived overgrazing asa problem, while none of the part-time farmers reported any overgrazing.4.2.1 Production systemsProduction systems and types of output of AALS farmers did not appear to differ markedlyfrom those of the previous white landowners. The main agricultural activity among AALSbeneficiaries was the rearing of livestock for commercial purposes, and to a limited extentown consumption. Extensive small-stock farming was the main farming activity in Hardap,while cattle farming predominated in Omaheke.Livelihoods Section after B ● 4. Land Affirmative Reform: Namibia Action Loan country Scheme report (AALS) (2010) ● 63