The need to engage youth

For the past 27 years, Namibia has been heavily dependent on South Africa for its food and fresh produce. Most of the products across Namibian supermarkets come from South Africa and in this process, young people have been left out in the production of their own country's products.

On the other hand, several young people have enrolled in universities to study such courses as agriculture and crop science. Namibia has to tap into the potential of these youth and ensure that once they graduate, they contribute to food security in the country. This means they must have access to jobs or financing to get started. Rabban writes about the need for government to engage the youth in agriculture to make sure that Namibia can strengthen its food security capacity. Vaino writes about the struggle of university students in Windhoek – the high rent, the insufficient hostel accommodation. Let's read their narratives.