Drought assistance to resettled farmers
An initiative to support commercial farmers in the drought stricken south has now spread to include resettled and communal farmers.
An initiative was launched whereby members of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) in the north of Namibia assisted their counterparts in the south.However, according to the NAU, this support now also includes assisting communal and resettled farmers.
“Due to the severe drought in the Warmbad and Bethanie areas, members of the union in the northern and eastern parts in the country with surplus fodder started with a programme to assist others in the drought stricken areas of the south,” the NAU says. According to the union this assistance includes the delivery of grass as well as lucerne which is purchased from farmers at Hardap.
“The assistance is to help those farmers to feed their core herds to enable them to continue farming again after the rainy season,” according to the NAU. Apart from grass that is donated by farmers in the northern and eastern areas, lucerne is also bought through the generous support of institutions such as FNB, which contributed N$100 000 to the initiative. Sanlam has also contributed N$10 000.
This money will be used to buy the lucerne and distribution will take place through the Keetmanshoop and Karasburg extension offices. Contributions by other NAU famers' associations and individual members are used to pay for the transport of donated grass to these areas. In some cases, beneficiaries are also requested to contribute to the transport costs.
STAFF REPORTER
An initiative was launched whereby members of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) in the north of Namibia assisted their counterparts in the south.However, according to the NAU, this support now also includes assisting communal and resettled farmers.
“Due to the severe drought in the Warmbad and Bethanie areas, members of the union in the northern and eastern parts in the country with surplus fodder started with a programme to assist others in the drought stricken areas of the south,” the NAU says. According to the union this assistance includes the delivery of grass as well as lucerne which is purchased from farmers at Hardap.
“The assistance is to help those farmers to feed their core herds to enable them to continue farming again after the rainy season,” according to the NAU. Apart from grass that is donated by farmers in the northern and eastern areas, lucerne is also bought through the generous support of institutions such as FNB, which contributed N$100 000 to the initiative. Sanlam has also contributed N$10 000.
This money will be used to buy the lucerne and distribution will take place through the Keetmanshoop and Karasburg extension offices. Contributions by other NAU famers' associations and individual members are used to pay for the transport of donated grass to these areas. In some cases, beneficiaries are also requested to contribute to the transport costs.
STAFF REPORTER
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