Nganate advocates for green schemes in Omaheke
Crop production farming will provide food sustainability and produce self-reliant inhabitants who will generate an income.
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate concluded his two-day familiarisation visits to crop farmers in the Aminuis Constituency.
The visits were aimed at assessing progress made and identifying areas which the inhabitants need assistance with in order to maintain and expand their backyard gardens in hopes of promoting and developing crop farming in the region.
The governor visited small crop production projects at Otjihungukua and Corridor 2, 4, 5, 11, 13 and 17.
Nganate said because of the abundance of underground water in the Aminuis Constituency, his office and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, have decided to explore the possibility of irrigation schemes and to encourage farmers who farm with crops to increase and better their crop production activities.
Crops could be used for household consumption and a market where the farmers can sell their produce can be created and this would in turn help the region to become self-sustainable.
“We visited a few projects and we saw great efforts from humble men and women who have set up backyard gardens. We also visited households where they prepared their meals from these gardens and it was very encouraging to see,” Nganate said.
Food sustainability
He further noted that the impetus to promote crop production farming will not only provide food sustainability but also produce self-reliant inhabitants who will at the end of the day generate an income from their produce.
Concluding, Nganate urged more farmers to venture into crop production, adding that he would like to see local farmers supplying the food bank from their gardens and in so doing, also helping to reduce poverty levels.
“From my assessment the community is ready, they only need leadership and assistance,” he said.
Christophine Kamboo, a resident of Otjihungukua, said she started her backyard garden in 2018 after she attended a farmers' information day.
“I decided to start my garden because I did not want to continue buying the vegetables that I use on a daily basis. I didn’t always have the money to buy it,” she said. Kamboo said her garden is doing so well that she now sells her produce to community members. - Nampa
The visits were aimed at assessing progress made and identifying areas which the inhabitants need assistance with in order to maintain and expand their backyard gardens in hopes of promoting and developing crop farming in the region.
The governor visited small crop production projects at Otjihungukua and Corridor 2, 4, 5, 11, 13 and 17.
Nganate said because of the abundance of underground water in the Aminuis Constituency, his office and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, have decided to explore the possibility of irrigation schemes and to encourage farmers who farm with crops to increase and better their crop production activities.
Crops could be used for household consumption and a market where the farmers can sell their produce can be created and this would in turn help the region to become self-sustainable.
“We visited a few projects and we saw great efforts from humble men and women who have set up backyard gardens. We also visited households where they prepared their meals from these gardens and it was very encouraging to see,” Nganate said.
Food sustainability
He further noted that the impetus to promote crop production farming will not only provide food sustainability but also produce self-reliant inhabitants who will at the end of the day generate an income from their produce.
Concluding, Nganate urged more farmers to venture into crop production, adding that he would like to see local farmers supplying the food bank from their gardens and in so doing, also helping to reduce poverty levels.
“From my assessment the community is ready, they only need leadership and assistance,” he said.
Christophine Kamboo, a resident of Otjihungukua, said she started her backyard garden in 2018 after she attended a farmers' information day.
“I decided to start my garden because I did not want to continue buying the vegetables that I use on a daily basis. I didn’t always have the money to buy it,” she said. Kamboo said her garden is doing so well that she now sells her produce to community members. - Nampa
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