1 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR T.E. Basson Deputy Director: Agricultural Engineering Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry 31 October 2007

2 OUTLINE OBJECTIVE OF GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOPED PROJECTS

3 OBJECTIVES OF GRN Enhancement of food self sufficiency and food security Ensure availability of raw materials input for industrialisation Generation of export earnings Improve income from agriculture, and contribution to poverty reduction

4 OBJECTIVES OF GRN (cont…) Contribution of agriculture to socio economic development Incorporation of informal agriculture into formal economy Empowerment and integration of formally disadvantaged Namibians into the sector

5 STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ► Identification, development and promotion of investment projects ► Development of policies and structures for the promotion of Private Public Partnership (PPP) in the sector ► Mobilization of financial resources to finance agricultural production and agro–processing

6 STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR (cont..) ► Sustainable management and utilisation of natural resources (land, water, etc) ► Evaluations of private proposals for investment in the sector ► Development and Promotion of agriculture related value chain industry ► Negotiation of market access for Namibian agriculture produce

7 NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL  Available land Irrigation ha Dry land > ha Land under production  Irrigation ha  Dry land ha  Water Rainfall Water catchments Rivers

8 NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL (cont…)  Technology options Irrigation  Drip irrigation, Micro irrigation, Centre Pivot, Sprinkler irrigation Rain fed  Fertilizer application, Appropriate tillage practices  Land fertility Erosion control, Soil amelioration  Labour Young and trainable population Sufficient skills and know-how in farming Sound system and capacity for certification Agricultural training institutions Annual bursary awards for training

9 NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL (cont…) Flexible Legal and Policy Environment Flexible Legal and Policy Environment Commercial Land Act (1995) Commercial Land Act (1995) Communal Land Reform Act (2002) Communal Land Reform Act (2002) Land Tenure Policy Land Tenure Policy Agriculture Financing Agriculture Financing Infrastructure Infrastructure Sound roads, transport, communication, schools, hospitals, entertainment and recreational facilities Sound roads, transport, communication, schools, hospitals, entertainment and recreational facilities Markets and Strategic geographic location Markets and Strategic geographic location Sound domestic purchasing power Sound domestic purchasing power Access to other markets e.g. Regional and International markets Access to other markets e.g. Regional and International markets Macro economic stability Macro economic stability

10 IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOPED PROJECTS  The following projects are either looking for financing, technology, joint ventures and partnerships  Green scheme projects  Industrial crop projects  Fodder production and feedlotting  Agro-food processing

11 GREEN SCHEME PROJECTS Irrigation projects Irrigation projects Tandjieskoppe (Karas Region) Tandjieskoppe (Karas Region) Sendelingsdrift (Karas Region) Sendelingsdrift (Karas Region) Sikondo (Kavango Region) Sikondo (Kavango Region) Ndonga Linena (Kavango Region) Ndonga Linena (Kavango Region) Horticulture marketing infrastructure Horticulture marketing infrastructure North Central Regions North Central Regions North Eastern Regions North Eastern Regions Central Market Central Market

12 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS Cotton (Northern regions) Sugar cane plantations (Caprivi) Charcoal production (Otjozondjupa) Food processing at Green Scheme Projects

13 FODDER PRODUCTION AND FEEDLOTTING  Fodder production and feedlotting Country wide Creation of marketing opportunities for farmers north of the Red Line Value addition

14 OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND CROPS Industrial Crops Oil seed Bio-fuel Orchard plantations Livestock related projects Meat production and processing Leather processing Dairy production and processing Poultry production

15 OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND CROPS ( cont…) Industrial projects Industrial projects Agricultural equipment Agricultural equipment Ploughs Ploughs Tractors Tractors Milling machines, etc Milling machines, etc Manufacturing of agricultural inputs Manufacturing of agricultural inputs Fertilizer Fertilizer Seeds Seeds Pesticides Pesticides

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