1 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTOR T.E. Basson T.E. Basson Deputy Director: Agricultural Deputy Director: Agricultural Engineering Engineering Ministry of Agriculture Water and Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry Forestry E-mail: [email protected]E-mail: [email protected]31 October 2007 31 October 2007
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
T.E. BassonT.E. Basson Deputy Director: Agricultural Deputy Director: Agricultural Engineering Engineering Ministry of Agriculture Water and Ministry of Agriculture Water and ForestryForestryE-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 31 October 200731 October 2007
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OUTLINE
OBJECTIVE OF GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL
SECTOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
RESOURCES IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOPED PROJECTS
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OBJECTIVES OF GRNOBJECTIVES OF GRN
• Enhancement of food self sufficiency and food security
• Ensure availability of raw materials input for industrialisation
• Generation of export earnings• Improve income from
agriculture, and contribution to poverty reduction
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OBJECTIVES OF GRN OBJECTIVES OF GRN (cont…)(cont…)
• Contribution of agriculture to socio economic development
• Incorporation of informal agriculture into formal economy
• Empowerment and integration of formally disadvantaged Namibians into the sector
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STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL SECTORSECTOR
►Identification, development and Identification, development and promotion of investment projectspromotion of investment projects
►Development of policies and Development of policies and structures for the promotion of structures for the promotion of Private Public Partnership (PPP) in Private Public Partnership (PPP) in the sectorthe sector
►Mobilization of financial resources Mobilization of financial resources to finance agricultural production to finance agricultural production and agro–processingand agro–processing
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STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR (cont..)SECTOR (cont..)
► Sustainable management and Sustainable management and utilisation of natural resources (land, utilisation of natural resources (land, water, etc) water, etc)
► Evaluations of private proposals for Evaluations of private proposals for investment in the sectorinvestment in the sector
► Development and Promotion of Development and Promotion of agriculture related value chain industryagriculture related value chain industry
► Negotiation of market access for Negotiation of market access for Namibian agriculture produceNamibian agriculture produce
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NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL Available land
Irrigation 45 000 ha Dry land > 276 000 ha Land under production
Irrigation 9 000 ha Dry land 250 000 ha
Water Rainfall Water catchments Rivers
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NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL (cont…)
Technology options Irrigation
Drip irrigation, Micro irrigation, Centre Pivot, Sprinkler irrigation
Labour Young and trainable population Sufficient skills and know-how in farming Sound system and capacity for certification Agricultural training institutions Annual bursary awards for training
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NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN CAPITAL (cont…)CAPITAL (cont…)
Flexible Legal and Policy EnvironmentFlexible Legal and Policy Environment Commercial Land Act (1995)Commercial Land Act (1995) Communal Land Reform Act (2002)Communal Land Reform Act (2002) Land Tenure PolicyLand Tenure Policy Agriculture FinancingAgriculture Financing
hospitals, entertainment and recreational facilitieshospitals, entertainment and recreational facilities Markets and Strategic geographic locationMarkets and Strategic geographic location
Sound domestic purchasing powerSound domestic purchasing power Access to other markets e.g. Regional and Access to other markets e.g. Regional and
International marketsInternational markets Macro economic stabilityMacro economic stability
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IDENTIFIED AND IDENTIFIED AND DEVELOPED PROJECTSDEVELOPED PROJECTS
The following projects are either The following projects are either looking for financing, technology, joint looking for financing, technology, joint ventures and partnershipsventures and partnerships Green scheme projectsGreen scheme projects Industrial crop projectsIndustrial crop projects Fodder production and feedlottingFodder production and feedlotting Agro-food processingAgro-food processing
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GREEN SCHEME GREEN SCHEME PROJECTSPROJECTS Irrigation projectsIrrigation projects
Horticulture marketing Horticulture marketing infrastructureinfrastructure North Central RegionsNorth Central Regions North Eastern RegionsNorth Eastern Regions Central MarketCentral Market
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INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
Cotton (Northern regions) Sugar cane plantations (Caprivi) Charcoal production (Otjozondjupa) Food processing at Green Scheme Projects
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FODDER PRODUCTION AND FEEDLOTTING
Fodder production and feedlotting Country wide Creation of marketing opportunities