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