Partner
LISHA
Specific challenges
Drought, bush encroachment, limited fodder for livestock, access to markets
Climate
350mm annual average rainfall
Soil
Sandy loam soil
Agriculture
Vegetables, livestock
Economic info
Livestock producers, av. 56 cattle, unemployment, dependent onremittances & grants
Infrastructure
Inadequate infrastructural development, no markets
Land ownership
Mainly communal with a few smallholders resettled
Typical land size
120 ha
Crops produced
Limited backyard gardening producing vegetables (onions, tomatoesetc.)
Value chain description
Mainly cattle (weaners, oxen), goats, sheep sold in Okandjira tospeculators.
Mechanization use
Almost non-existent
Distance to fuel station
34-40 km
Accessibility of site
Tar to Okandjira, then high clearance vehicle
Support systems
Extension in Okandjira
Coordinates
-21.975981,17.218429