Namibia: Govt Must Design Policies for Poor Farmers

15 January 2013

The Namibian National Farmers Union (NNFU) is urging farmers to implement mitigation plans in case of a possible drought this year.

Even though the weather forecast for this season is above normal rainfall in all the regions, there are fears that rainfall in some regions could be below the forecast levels. Meanwhile, the executive director of the union, Oloff Munjanu, has called on farmers to start improving their planning and organizing, and to introduce better record-keeping as part of their farming activities.

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