Namibia: Ex-Robben Island Prisoners Try Their Hands At Horticulture

In an attempt to fight food insecurity, the Namibian Former Robben Island Political Prisoners Trust has managed to bring life to the once flourishing Ongombo West farm by establishing a horticultural garden.

The trust is farming on its allocated one hectare section, part of Ongombo West farm, which government expropriated and apportioned to a group of landless Namibians in 2005. It was the first farm to be expropriated in Namibia following a dispute between the farm owners and workers.

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