FNB and partners help farmers in fire- and drought-stricken areas
STAFF REPORTER
WINDHOEK
FNB Namibia once again joined many others in assisting the Namibia Farmers Association’s drought relief project.
FNB’s donation was used to purchase lucerne, which was transported free of charge by Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) to commercial farmers in the fire-ravaged Aranos area, as well as communal farmers in the drought-stricken areas of Khorixas and Damaraland.
Another 25 communal farmers in the Karasburg area were also assisted with lucerne bales.
More drought relief was forthcoming through the Leonardville Farmers Association, driven by Gys van Tonder, where 8 000 bales of grass were donated towards Namibia Drought Relief.
Once again NBL organised the transport while Pick n Pay and Hartlief donated lunch packs that were handed out to the people loading the grass in the Leonardville area.
“We must never forget that agriculture is one of the backbones of our economy and contributes greatly to the GDP as well as employment creating and food security,” said Rene Botes of FNB.
“While many farmers welcomed the rains last year, there are still many areas within Namibia which have been crippled by drought for the past years and have not had the relief of good rains.
“Coupled to this, fires all over the country have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland and our hearts go out to the farmers who are battling these natural elements.
“We are humbled to be in a privileged position to help and know that every donation towards our farmers assists them to make a success of their business, thereby contributing towards wealth creation and job creation in our country,” said Botes.
WINDHOEK
FNB Namibia once again joined many others in assisting the Namibia Farmers Association’s drought relief project.
FNB’s donation was used to purchase lucerne, which was transported free of charge by Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) to commercial farmers in the fire-ravaged Aranos area, as well as communal farmers in the drought-stricken areas of Khorixas and Damaraland.
Another 25 communal farmers in the Karasburg area were also assisted with lucerne bales.
More drought relief was forthcoming through the Leonardville Farmers Association, driven by Gys van Tonder, where 8 000 bales of grass were donated towards Namibia Drought Relief.
Once again NBL organised the transport while Pick n Pay and Hartlief donated lunch packs that were handed out to the people loading the grass in the Leonardville area.
“We must never forget that agriculture is one of the backbones of our economy and contributes greatly to the GDP as well as employment creating and food security,” said Rene Botes of FNB.
“While many farmers welcomed the rains last year, there are still many areas within Namibia which have been crippled by drought for the past years and have not had the relief of good rains.
“Coupled to this, fires all over the country have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland and our hearts go out to the farmers who are battling these natural elements.
“We are humbled to be in a privileged position to help and know that every donation towards our farmers assists them to make a success of their business, thereby contributing towards wealth creation and job creation in our country,” said Botes.
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